Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJobs, pay and the trip to work in Laurelville
Working residents average 25 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S. Only 4% stay in Laurelville for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (7%, 38 miles). Laurelville has 134 jobs, against 162 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Laurelville by day and by night
On a workday 156 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 128 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
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 Laurelville: the destinations
Where Laurelville clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
In Laurelville, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laurelville, 2013 → 2023: 163 → 134. 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 Laurelville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laurelville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 18% 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 Laurelville, 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.
Laurelville and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Perry Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laurelville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurelville | – | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Saltcreek Township | under 3% | B | C | 32 min | $73,317 |
| Adelphi | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Perry Township | 5% | D | D | 32 min | $59,229 |
| Colerain Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 33 min | $93,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Adelphi: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Laurelville’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 Laurelville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Laurelville?
11.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laurelville?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laurelville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (7%, 38 mi), Circleville (7%, 14 mi), Pickaway Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Laurelville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Laurelville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laurelville
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.