Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Adelphi commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Adelphi has 19 jobs, and 106 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Adelphi itself; outside it, Green Township draws the most (22%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Adelphi on a workday
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Adelphi on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The towns that employ Adelphi’s residents
Where Adelphi clocks in
22% of workers
20% of workers
9% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Adelphi
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adelphi, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 19. 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 Adelphi’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Adelphi
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adelphi workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 119 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from Adelphi, by distance
About 17% 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.
Adelphi and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adelphi workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | – | — | — | 31 min | $39,107 |
| Colerain Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 33 min | $93,833 |
| Saltcreek Township | under 2% | B | C | 32 min | $73,317 |
| Laurelville | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 2% | D | D | 32 min | $59,229 |
Same-state neighbors only. Laurelville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adelphi’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 Adelphi: questions
What is the median household income in Adelphi?
$39,107 (±$29,568) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adelphi?
26.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adelphi?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adelphi work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Township (22%, 10 mi), Chillicothe (20%, 16 mi), Columbus (9%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Adelphi without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adelphi, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adelphi
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.