Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 2.2 jobs in Seaman for every working resident, and 539 people commute in
For 1% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Employers in Seaman report 554 jobs; 251 of its residents have a job. Only 6% work in Seaman; the top destination outside it is Winchester (6%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Seaman stands out on work
Seaman is where the jobs are
Seaman has 554 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Seaman workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Seaman fills up on a workday
On a workday 236 residents head out to work and 15 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Seaman on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
About 40 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seaman workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 344 commuters (the 1% 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.
Seaman’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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.
Where Seaman’s workforce comes from
Where Seaman clocks in
6% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Seaman
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seaman, 2013 → 2023: 275 → 554. 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 Seaman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Seaman: questions
What is the median household income in Seaman?
$46,705 (±$4,746) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seaman?
33.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seaman?
40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seaman work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winchester (6%, 5 mi), West Union (6%, 10 mi), Hillsboro (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seaman without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seaman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seaman
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.