Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Rayland commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
43 jobs are based in Rayland, and 138 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Rayland itself; outside it, Wheeling draws the most (11%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Rayland
On a workday 136 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Rayland on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The towns that employ Rayland’s residents
Where Rayland clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
In Rayland, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rayland, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 43. 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 Rayland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Rayland: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rayland workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Rayland commutes
About 20% 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 Rayland compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Tiltonsville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rayland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayland | – | — | — | 27 min | $57,188 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 28 min | $54,804 |
| Tiltonsville | 2% | C | A | 26 min | $57,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rayland’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 Rayland: questions
What is the median household income in Rayland?
$57,188 (±$7,362) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rayland?
17.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rayland?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rayland work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheeling (11%, 8 mi), Martins Ferry (8%, 6 mi), Steubenville (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rayland without a car?
1% 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 Rayland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rayland
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.