Photo: User:Nyttend · Public domainLa Rue has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 57 jobs in La Rue for 233 working residents. Only 2% stay in La Rue for work; outside it, Marion Township is the main destination (14%, 13 miles). Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
La Rue at work: what stands out
A workday in La Rue: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 229 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in La Rue on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of La Rue to work: where people go
Where La Rue clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
68% of the jobs in La Rue make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Rue, 2013 → 2023: 120 → 57. 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 La Rue’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from La Rue: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Rue workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 280 commuters (the 9% 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.
Miles to work from La Rue
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.
Next door to La Rue
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Rue workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rue | – | — | — | 27 min | $75,156 |
| Montgomery Township | under 2% | D | B− | 24 min | $67,669 |
| Bowling Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bowling Green Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Rue’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 La Rue: questions
What is the median household income in La Rue?
$75,156 (±$22,813) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Rue?
10.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Rue?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Rue work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion Township (14%, 13 mi), Marion (11%, 14 mi), Columbus (9%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Rue without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Rue, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Rue
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.