Unemployment in South Point (0.8%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. For jobs and income South Point is better than 55% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (B+). Only 7% work in South Point itself; outside it, Huntington draws the most (20%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in South Point, in brief
South Point has added jobs fast
Jobs based in South Point went from 720 in 2013 to 1,182 in 2023, +64%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in South Point are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where South Point’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Unemployment holds South Point’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, South Point could be anywhere from C to A−.
South Point works in goods: 28% of its jobs
1,182 jobs are based in South Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Point, 2013 → 2023: 720 → 1,182. 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 South Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in South Point: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,462 residents head out to work, 114 work right here, and 1,068 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in South Point on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.75 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.
Commuting out of South Point: the destinations
Where South Point clocks in
20% 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.
South Point’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Point workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,498 commuters (the 5% 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 South Point’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.
The commute in South Point is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,569 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.9% of South Point households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of South Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
South Point next to U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900: 2,019th of 4,474 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,017 | Morgan Township IN | 4,135 | $63K | 9.2% | 2.6% | 3% | B |
| 2,018 | Coopersville MI | 4,802 | $67K | 9.5% | 4.6% | 12% | B |
| 2,019 | South Point OH | 3,640 | $80K | 13.2% | 0.8% | 7% | B |
| 2,020 | Conklin NY | 4,823 | $66K | 10.1% | 2.8% | 13% | B |
| 2,021 | Paxton IL | 4,323 | $62K | 8.6% | 1.6% | 21% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of South Point, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to South Point
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Point | – | B | B+ | 23 min | $80,341 |
| Fayette Township | 1% | C+ | B | 22 min | $58,302 |
| Perry Township | 4% | C | C− | 21 min | $56,484 |
| Burlington | 3% | C+ | B+ | 22 min | $31,058 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Perry Township. Darker towns draw more of South Point’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 South Point: questions
What is the median household income in South Point?
$80,341 (±$20,433) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Point?
13.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Point?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Point work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (20%, 8 mi), Ashland (8%, 4 mi), Ironton (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is South Point walkable?
South Point is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Point
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.