Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJobs and earnings in Stafford, and the trip to work
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%). Hardly any work in Stafford itself; outside it, Woodsfield draws the most (13%, 9 miles). The Census job records count 31 working residents of Stafford and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Stafford: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Stafford on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Stafford’s residents
Where Stafford clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
Working from home in Stafford
of Stafford workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 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 Stafford goes to work
About 29% 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.
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 Stafford: questions
What is the median household income in Stafford?
$53,125 (±$16,227) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stafford?
24.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Stafford work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodsfield (13%, 9 mi), Marietta (13%, 22 mi), Cambridge (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stafford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stafford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stafford
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.