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Jobs & commute in Stoutsville

Most of Stoutsville commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Employers in Stoutsville report 2 jobs, and 261 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Stoutsville; the top destination outside it is Columbus (27%, 28 miles). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Stoutsville and work: the main findings

Stoutsville is a place people come home to

There are 2 jobs based in Stoutsville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stoutsville has about 320 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Stoutsville’s biggest commute is a long one

The top workplace outside Stoutsville is Columbus, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (71) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓

Stoutsville workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

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 261 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

A workday in Stoutsville: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 261 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

261live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night580
Workday320
580live here− 260head out to work+ 2come in to work= 320on a workday

About 320 people are in Stoutsville on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

How many miles Stoutsville commutes

10 mi25 mi35 miColumbus: 27% · 27.7 miLancaster: 10% · 14.3 miCircleville: 5% · 5.8 miClearcreek Township: 4% · 2.2 miAmanda: 4% · 5.3 miCanal Winchester: 3% · 16.7 miGrove City: 2% · 22.2 miPickaway Township: 2% · 7.5 miCircleville Township: 2% · 5.7 miGroveport: 2% · 17.8 miColumbus 27%Lancaster 10%Circleville 5%Clearcreek Township 4%Amanda 4%Stoutsville
StoutsvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi52 residents
34%10–24 mi89 residents
31%25–50 mi81 residents
15%Over 50 mi39 residents

About 15% 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.

Time on the road

Each way, about 29 minutes from Stoutsville

A year of commuting
222 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Stoutsville29 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

of Stoutsville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Stoutsville gets to work
93%Drive alone
2%Carpool
<1%Walk
4%Other

Share of the 273 commuters (the 4% 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.

The commute map

Where Stoutsville’s working residents head each day

Amanda: 10 residents work here (4%)VintonStoutsvilleCircleville: 14 residents work here (5%)Canal Winchester: 7 residents work here (3%)Groveport: 4 residents work here (2%)Lancaster: 26 residents work here (10%)Grove City: 6 residents work here (2%)Columbus: 71 residents work here (27%)Clearcreek Township: 11 residents work here (4%)Pickaway Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Circleville Township: 6 residents work here (2%)ColumbusLancasterCirclevilleClearcreek TownshipAmandaCanal WinchesterStoutsville
1
Columbus27.7 mi away
27%71
2
Lancaster14.3 mi away
10%26
3
Circleville5.8 mi away
5%14
44%11
5
Amanda5.3 mi away
4%10
6
Canal Winchester16.7 mi away
3%7
7
Grove City22.2 mi away
2%6
82%6
92%6
10
Groveport17.8 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%100
The top trips

Where Stoutsville clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Stoutsville is a services town

Jobs based in StoutsvilleJobs Stoutsville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices100%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month0%64%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 540%57%
55 and older100%20%
−98%

Jobs based in Stoutsville, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 2. 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 Stoutsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Stoutsville: questions

What is the median household income in Stoutsville?

$74,500 (±$28,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Stoutsville?

3.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Stoutsville?

29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Stoutsville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (27%, 28 mi), Lancaster (10%, 14 mi), Circleville (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Stoutsville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Stoutsville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Stoutsville

Stoutsville home →

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.