With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Miller works elsewhere
Home is the office for 20% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. Miller has 13 jobs; 207 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Miller; the top destination outside it is Huntington (29%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Miller, in a few figures
Miller is a place people come home to
There are 13 jobs based in Miller, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Miller has about 270 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many Miller workers cross into West Virginia
46% of Miller workers work outside Ohio, most of them in West Virginia, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
29% of Miller works in Huntington
61 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Huntington, WV, 11 miles away. That’s far more as work in Miller itself. The commute map ↓
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 207 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Miller
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Miller on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Commuting out of Miller: the destinations
Where Miller clocks in
29% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
Goods, not services: 77% of the jobs in Miller
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Miller’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Miller spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miller workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 21% 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 distance from Miller to work
About 25% 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 Miller compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miller workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller | – | — | — | 27 min | $79,063 |
| Athalia | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Athalia: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miller’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 Miller: questions
What is the median household income in Miller?
$79,063 (±$74,390) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miller?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miller?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miller work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (29%, 11 mi), Rome Township (8%, 2 mi), Barboursville (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Miller without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miller, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miller
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.