Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Glouster earn less than those in 97% of U.S. towns
Glouster grades D− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Poverty touches 28.0% of residents, against 13.3% across Ohio. Only 5% work in Glouster itself; outside it, Athens draws the most (21%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Glouster: the figures worth knowing
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Glouster 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 ↓
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 573 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Glouster’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Glouster is better than 2% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Glouster’s grade.
Unemployment (4.8%) is left out: Glouster’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Glouster could be anywhere from D− to D.
How many miles Glouster commutes
About 30% 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.
Glouster’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 Glouster workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 423 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.
Glouster quiets down on a workday
On a workday 545 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 161 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Glouster on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.33 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 places Glouster commutes to
Where Glouster clocks in
21% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Inside Glouster’s 189 jobs
189 jobs are based in Glouster.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glouster, 2013 → 2023: 184 → 189. 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 Glouster’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Glouster is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glouster is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Glouster 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 469 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.0% of Glouster households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Glouster’s commuters take a bus or train.
Glouster next to U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,899 | Stockton MO | 1,825 | $38K | 20.0% | 8.9% | 18% | D− |
| 5,900 | Andrews NC | 1,799 | $37K | 21.4% | 5.5% | 15% | D− |
| 5,901 | Glouster OH | 1,630 | $38K | 28.0% | 4.8% | 5% | D− |
| 5,902 | Woodsfield OH | 2,127 | $49K | 25.4% | 12.6% | 23% | D− |
| 5,903 | Burns Flat OK | 1,918 | $45K | 25.7% | 6.4% | 6% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Glouster, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Glouster and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glouster workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glouster | – | D− | B− | 30 min | $38,375 |
| Trimble | under 2% | — | — | 54 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Trimble: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glouster’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 Glouster: questions
What is the median household income in Glouster?
$38,375 (±$4,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glouster?
28.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glouster?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glouster work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (21%, 12 mi), Columbus (7%, 58 mi), Logan (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glouster walkable?
Glouster is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glouster without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glouster, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glouster
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.