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Jobs & commute in Marne

Marne has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. Marne has 91 jobs for 377 working residents. Hardly any work in Marne; the top destination outside it is Newark (31%, 6 miles).

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

What stands out · In brief

Work in Marne, in a few figures

Marne and Newark trade workers both ways

Newark is the top workplace for Marne residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Marne come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Marne is a place people come home to

There are 91 jobs based in Marne, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marne has about 130 people in it, 69% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Marne workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 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 377 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · The commute map

Where Marne goes to work

Hanover: 11 residents work here (3%)Hebron: 7 residents work here (2%)Mount VernonHeath: 21 residents work here (6%)Zanesville: 12 residents work here (3%)Gahanna: 8 residents work here (2%)New Albany: 6 residents work here (2%)Newark: 118 residents work here (31%)Pataskala: 5 residents work here (1%)Columbus: 51 residents work here (14%)Cincinnati: 8 residents work here (2%)St. Albans TownshipFallsbury TownshipMadison TownshipMary Ann TownshipMarneNewarkColumbusHeathZanesvilleHanoverGahannaMarne
1
Newark6.4 mi away
31%118
2
Columbus36.6 mi away
14%51
3
Heath8.2 mi away
6%21
4
Zanesville17.4 mi away
3%12
5
Hanover1.5 mi away
3%11
6
Gahanna30.6 mi away
2%8
7
Cincinnati133.8 mi away
2%8
8
Hebron12.3 mi away
2%7
9
New Albany24.9 mi away
2%6
10
Pataskala22.4 mi away
1%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%130
The top trips

Where Marne 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.

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Marne

On a workday 374 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.

374live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
88work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night420
Workday130
420live here− 370head out to work+ 88come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Marne on a workday afternoon, 69% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.24jobs 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.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Marne takes about 35 minutes

A year of commuting
268 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Marne35 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

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

About 1 in 10
How Marne gets to work
70%Drive alone
20%Carpool
10%Walk

Share of the 219 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 66% of the jobs in Marne

Jobs based in MarneJobs Marne residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms66%22%
Trade, transport & utilities13%20%
Services: health, schools, offices21%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%22%
Over $3,333 a month64%65%

Who does it

29 or younger22%19%
30 to 5451%53%
55 and older27%28%
+65%

Jobs based in Marne, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 91. 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 Marne’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Marne

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNewark: 31% · 6.4 miColumbus: 14% · 36.6 miHeath: 6% · 8.2 miZanesville: 3% · 17.4 miHanover: 3% · 1.5 miGahanna: 2% · 30.6 miCincinnati: 2% · 133.8 miHebron: 2% · 12.3 miNew Albany: 2% · 24.9 miPataskala: 1% · 22.4 miNewark 31%Columbus 14%Heath 6%Zanesville 3%Hanover 3%Marne
MarneTop destinations (size = commuters)
42%Under 10 mi159 residents
15%10–24 mi56 residents
29%25–50 mi109 residents
14%Over 50 mi53 residents

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

How Marne compares with the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Hanover (3%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownMarne workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Marne–——35 min—
Hanover3%B+D28 min$83,393

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Marne’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Marne: questions

What is the poverty rate in Marne?

25.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Marne?

35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Marne work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (31%, 6 mi), Columbus (14%, 37 mi), Heath (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Marne without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 26% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Marne, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Marne

Marne 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.