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Jobs & commute in Macksburg

Macksburg has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Hardly any work in Macksburg itself; outside it, Marietta draws the most (24%, 14 miles). Macksburg has 2 jobs, and 49 of its residents work somewhere. For 2% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Macksburg, and who commutes in

On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

49live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday67
110live here− 49head out to work+ 2come in to work= 67on a workday

About 67 people are in Macksburg on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Macksburg goes to work

MacksburgBeverly: 3 residents work here (6%)Nelsonville: 1 residents work here (2%)Archbold: 1 residents work here (2%)Berea: 1 residents work here (2%)Marietta: 12 residents work here (24%)Columbus: 4 residents work here (8%)Parkersburg: 2 residents work here (4%)Watertown Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Warren TownshipBarlow Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Jackson TownshipWaterford Township: 3 residents work here (6%)MariettaColumbusBeverlyWaterford TownshipParkersburgWatertown TownshipMacksburg
1
Marietta14.4 mi away
24%12
2
Columbus84.8 mi away
8%4
3
Beverly11.1 mi away
6%3
4
Waterford Township11.6 mi away
6%3
5
Parkersburg, WV26 mi away
4%2
6
Watertown Township13.7 mi away
4%2
7
Barlow Township18.4 mi away
4%2
8
Nelsonville42.4 mi away
2%1
9
Archbold198.2 mi away
2%1
10
Berea122 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%18
The top trips

Where Macksburg clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Most jobs in Macksburg are in services

Jobs based in MacksburgJobs Macksburg residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices100%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%31%
Over $3,333 a month0%57%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 54100%55%
55 and older0%22%
+100%

Jobs based in Macksburg, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 2. 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 Macksburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Macksburg: about 42 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
322 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Macksburg42 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Macksburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Macksburg gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 40 commuters (the 2% 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.

How far

How far Macksburg’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMarietta: 24% · 14.4 miColumbus: 8% · 84.8 miBeverly: 6% · 11.1 miWaterford Township: 6% · 11.6 miParkersburg: 4% · 26 miWatertown Township: 4% · 13.7 miBarlow Township: 4% · 18.4 miNelsonville: 2% · 42.4 miArchbold: 2% · 198.2 miBerea: 2% · 122 miMarietta 24%Columbus 8%Beverly 6%Waterford Township 6%Parkersburg 4%Macksburg
MacksburgTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
59%10–24 mi27 residents
17%25–50 mi8 residents
24%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 24% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Macksburg: questions

What is the median household income in Macksburg?

$51,875 (±$30,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Macksburg?

28.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Macksburg?

42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Macksburg work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (24%, 14 mi), Columbus (8%, 85 mi), Beverly (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Macksburg without a car?

0% 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 Macksburg, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Macksburg

Macksburg home →

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.