Household incomes in Devola are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Devola for work; outside it, Marietta is the main destination (31%, 4 miles). 2.1% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.3% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn Devola B; getting around on foot earns it B+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Devola, in a few figures
Devola and Marietta trade workers both ways
Marietta is the top workplace for Devola residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Devola come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Devola has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Devola went from 428 in 2013 to 660 in 2023, +54%. The jobs ↓
Devola makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Devola are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Devola residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Devola: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Devola is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #440 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Devola’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Devola could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Out of Devola to work: where people go
Where Devola clocks in
31% 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.
Devola makes things: 40% of its jobs are in goods
660 jobs are based in Devola.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Devola, 2013 → 2023: 428 → 660. 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 Devola’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Devola: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,019 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 608 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Devola on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
The trip to work from Devola: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Devola workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,120 commuters (the 10% 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 Devola
About 21% 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.
For most of Devola, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Devola is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #188 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 7.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,246 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). 0.0% of Devola households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Devola’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600, Devola comes 1,450th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,448 | Crest CA | 2,775 | $110K | 6.4% | 12.1% | 1% | B |
| 1,449 | Shawnee Hills OH | 2,534 | $109K | 2.5% | 10.7% | <1% | B |
| 1,450 | Devola OH | 2,688 | $100K | 2.1% | 5.6% | 5% | B |
| 1,451 | St. Clair PA | 2,755 | $64K | 7.8% | 1.5% | 10% | B |
| 1,452 | Cresson TX | 2,126 | $92K | 12.0% | 4.5% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Devola, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
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 Devola: questions
What is the median household income in Devola?
$99,702 (±$20,125) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Devola?
2.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Devola?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Devola work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (31%, 4 mi), Parkersburg (6%, 15 mi), Marietta Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Devola walkable?
Devola is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Devola without a car?
5% 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 Devola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Devola
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.