Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Commercial Point has lower unemployment (1.3%) than 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Commercial Point A+; getting around on foot earns it D. Household incomes here are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns. Only 2% work in Commercial Point itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (43%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Commercial Point: the figures worth knowing
Commercial Point and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Commercial Point residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Commercial Point come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commercial Point is a place people come home to
There are 420 jobs based in Commercial Point, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Commercial Point has about 1,700 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
47% of the jobs in Commercial Point are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Commercial Point workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Commercial Point
70% of Commercial Point residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 52% of the jobs based in Commercial Point pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Commercial Point’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Commercial Point is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #56 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Commercial Point’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Commercial Point could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Commuting out of Commercial Point: the destinations
Where Commercial Point clocks in
43% of workers
10% of workers
2% 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.
Who commutes out of Commercial Point, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,909 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 384 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Commercial Point on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.22 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Commercial Point’s 420 jobs
420 jobs are based in Commercial Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Commercial Point, 2013 → 2023: 160 → 420. 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 Commercial Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Commercial Point
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Commercial Point workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,358 commuters (the 16% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Commercial Point
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.
Driving is how Commercial Point gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Commercial Point is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #879 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Commercial Point near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,625 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Commercial Point households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Commercial Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Commercial Point is 146th among 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 144 | Leroy Township OH | 3,123 | $114K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 145 | Lake Holm WA | 3,555 | $177K | 1.1% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 146 | Commercial Point OH | 3,271 | $108K | 4.1% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 147 | North Richmond CA | 3,855 | $101K | 4.5% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 148 | Metamora IL | 3,857 | $129K | 3.6% | 0.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Commercial Point, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Commercial Point compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Commercial Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Point | – | A+ | D | 30 min | $107,868 |
| Scioto Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 28 min | $94,663 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $64,423 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Commercial Point’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 Commercial Point: questions
What is the median household income in Commercial Point?
$107,868 (±$17,434) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Commercial Point?
4.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Commercial Point?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Commercial Point work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (43%, 14 mi), Grove City (10%, 6 mi), Dublin (2%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Commercial Point walkable?
Commercial Point is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Commercial Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Commercial Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Commercial Point
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.