Work, pay and getting to work in New Riegel
About one in ten work in New Riegel; the top destination outside it is Tiffin (18%, 8 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of New Riegel
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 175 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in New Riegel on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 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.
The towns that employ New Riegel’s residents
Where New Riegel clocks in
18% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
187 jobs are based in New Riegel.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Riegel, 2013 → 2023: 177 → 187. 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 New Riegel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long New Riegel spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Riegel workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 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 New Riegel’s workers travel
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.
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 New Riegel: questions
What is the median household income in New Riegel?
$63,750 (±$6,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Riegel?
15.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Riegel?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Riegel work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tiffin (18%, 8 mi), Findlay (9%, 17 mi), Fostoria (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Riegel without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Riegel, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Riegel
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.