With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ohio works elsewhere
There are 49 jobs in Ohio, against 427 working residents. Only 2% work in Ohio itself; outside it, Utica draws the most (15%, 38 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, against 15% across New York.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ohio
Ohio is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Ohio, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ohio has about 600 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ohio’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Ohio is Utica, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (64) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Ohio workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (30 to 38 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 427 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Ohio for work, and who comes in
On a workday 419 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Ohio on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Ohio works
About 31% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting to work from Ohio takes about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ohio workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The places Ohio commutes to
Where Ohio clocks in
15% of workers
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Goods, not services: 55% of the jobs in Ohio
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ohio, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 49. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ohio’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ohio and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Webb (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ohio workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | – | — | — | 42 min | $76,250 |
| Morehouse | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Webb | 6% | B+ | C | 30 min | $107,641 |
| Russia | under 3% | C+ | D | 33 min | $86,116 |
| Norway | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Forestport | under 3% | B− | D | 31 min | $72,813 |
| Salisbury | under 3% | C− | D− | 37 min | $81,528 |
Same-state neighbors only. Morehouse and Norway: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ohio’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Ohio: questions
What is the median household income in Ohio?
$76,250 (±$12,900) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ohio?
9.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ohio?
42 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ohio work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (15%, 38 mi), Webb (6%, 20 mi), New Hartford (6%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ohio without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ohio, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ohio
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.