Photo: Don O'Brien · CC BY 2.0Making a living in Fultonham
Fultonham has 52 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any stay in Fultonham for work; outside it, Zanesville is the main destination (35%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Fultonham
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Fultonham on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Fultonham: the destinations
Where Fultonham clocks in
35% of workers
8% 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.
Fultonham’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fultonham workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 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 Fultonham, by distance
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.
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 Fultonham: questions
What is the median household income in Fultonham?
$83,594 (±$24,195) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fultonham?
6.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fultonham?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fultonham work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Zanesville (35%, 10 mi), Columbus (8%, 46 mi), Heath (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fultonham without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fultonham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fultonham
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.