A job hub: Proctorville has 2.7 jobs per working resident, and 544 people come in to work
548 jobs are based in Proctorville, and 203 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Proctorville; the top destination outside it is Huntington (26%, 3 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Proctorville
Proctorville is where the jobs are
Proctorville has 548 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 840 people are in town, 70% more than the 490 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Proctorville works one town over
35% of working residents work in a town that borders Proctorville: Huntington (26%), Union Township (5%) and Rome Township (4%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Proctorville
50% of Proctorville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 31% of the jobs based in Proctorville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Proctorville
On a workday 199 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 840 people are in Proctorville on a workday afternoon, 70% more 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.
Services make up most of the work in Proctorville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Proctorville, 2013 → 2023: 563 → 548. 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 Proctorville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Proctorville live
Where Proctorville clocks in
26% of workers
5% 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.
About 16 minutes to work from Proctorville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Proctorville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 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.
How far Proctorville’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
Next door is work for 35% of Proctorville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Proctorville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proctorville | – | — | — | 16 min | $35,744 |
| Union Township | 5% | C+ | C | 22 min | $58,311 |
| Rome Township | 4% | B− | C | 23 min | $72,747 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Huntington. Darker towns draw more of Proctorville’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 Proctorville: questions
What is the median household income in Proctorville?
$35,744 (±$14,732) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Proctorville?
30.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Proctorville?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Proctorville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (26%, 3 mi), Union Township (5%, 4 mi), Rome Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Proctorville 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 Proctorville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Proctorville
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.