Photo: Columbusite · CC BY 3.0Columbus draws more than half of Marble Cliff’s working residents
Employers in Marble Cliff report 1,209 jobs; 313 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Marble Cliff; the top destination outside it is Columbus (60%, 4 miles). Working residents average 18 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Marble Cliff in brief
Marble Cliff fills up on a workday
Marble Cliff has 1,209 jobs, 3.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,600 people are in town, more than double the 660 who live here. Day and night ↓
More than half of Marble Cliff works in Columbus
187 working residents, 60%, have their main job in Columbus, 4 miles away. That’s 60 times as many as work in Marble Cliff itself. The commute map ↓
Most Marble Cliff residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
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 313 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Marble Cliff for work, and who comes in
On a workday 309 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 1,205 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Marble Cliff on a workday afternoon, 136% more than live here.
3.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Marble Cliff, and from where
Where Marble Cliff clocks in
60% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Marble Cliff
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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Marble Cliff
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marble Cliff, 2013 → 2023: 995 → 1,209. 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 Marble Cliff’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Marble Cliff: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marble Cliff workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 437 commuters (the 14% 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.
Marble Cliff and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Grandview Heights (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marble Cliff workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Cliff | – | — | — | 18 min | $136,500 |
| Grandview Heights | 3% | A+ | A− | 20 min | $117,672 |
| Upper Arlington | 3% | A+ | A− | 19 min | $155,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marble Cliff’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 Marble Cliff: questions
What is the median household income in Marble Cliff?
$136,500 (±$22,887) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marble Cliff?
2.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marble Cliff?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marble Cliff work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Marble Cliff 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 Marble Cliff, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marble Cliff
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.