About half of Orient’s working residents commute to Columbus
0% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Hardly any work in Orient itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (46%, 15 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Orient by day and by night
On a workday 162 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Orient on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.11 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The towns that employ Orient’s residents
Where Orient clocks in
46% of workers
4% 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.
Most jobs in Orient are in services
18 jobs are based in Orient.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orient, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 18. 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 Orient’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Orient: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orient workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Orient
About 15% 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.
Orient and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orient workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orient | – | — | — | 25 min | $53,182 |
| Darby Township | under 2% | A− | D | 28 min | $93,419 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $90,288 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orient’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 Orient: questions
What is the median household income in Orient?
$53,182 (±$2,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orient?
16.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orient?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orient work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Orient without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orient, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orient
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.