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Jobs & commute in Stratton

Most of Stratton commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Stratton for work; outside it, Steubenville is the main destination (21%, 11 miles). There are 14 jobs in Stratton, and 107 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.

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

Day and night

Stratton quiets down on a workday

On a workday 107 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

107live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday160
260live here− 110head out to work+ 14come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Stratton on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs 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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Stratton’s residents

EmpireStrattonToronto: 12 residents work here (11%)Wintersville: 5 residents work here (5%)East Liverpool: 2 residents work here (2%)Athens: 2 residents work here (2%)Steubenville: 22 residents work here (21%)Pittsburgh: 3 residents work here (3%)RedmondTunneltonWheeling: 3 residents work here (3%)Weirton: 8 residents work here (7%)Hamilton TownshipCross Creek Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Saline Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Knox TownshipIsland Creek TownshipLiverpool TownshipGlenmoorSteubenvilleTorontoWeirtonWintersvillePittsburghWheelingStratton
1
Steubenville11.1 mi away
21%22
2
Toronto4.8 mi away
11%12
3
Weirton, WV8.7 mi away
7%8
4
Wintersville11 mi away
5%5
5
Pittsburgh, PA35 mi away
3%3
6
Wheeling, WV31.3 mi away
3%3
7
Saline Township3.9 mi away
3%3
8
East Liverpool8.2 mi away
2%2
9
Athens113.7 mi away
2%2
102%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%45
The top trips

Where Stratton 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

Services make up most of the work in Stratton

Jobs based in StrattonJobs Stratton residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%33%
Services: health, schools, offices100%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less64%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%29%
Over $3,333 a month14%58%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 5421%52%
55 and older79%28%
−97%

Jobs based in Stratton, 2013 → 2023: 498 → 14. 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 Stratton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 21 minutes to work from Stratton

A year of commuting
157 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Stratton21 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

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

About 0 in 10
How Stratton gets to work
85%Drive alone
12%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 147 commuters (the 3% 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

How far it is to work from Stratton

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSteubenville: 21% · 11.1 miToronto: 11% · 4.8 miWeirton: 7% · 8.7 miWintersville: 5% · 11 miPittsburgh: 3% · 35 miWheeling: 3% · 31.3 miSaline Township: 3% · 3.9 miEast Liverpool: 2% · 8.2 miAthens: 2% · 113.7 miCross Creek Township: 2% · 14.5 miSteubenville 21%Toronto 11%Weirton 7%Wintersville 5%Pittsburgh 3%Stratton
StrattonTop destinations (size = commuters)
33%Under 10 mi35 residents
37%10–24 mi39 residents
17%25–50 mi18 residents
13%Over 50 mi14 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Stratton

Empire: few work hereEmpireStratton
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownStratton workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Stratton–——21 min$39,750
Empireunder 2%——26 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Empire: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Stratton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Stratton: questions

What is the median household income in Stratton?

$39,750 (±$22,727) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Stratton?

25.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Stratton?

21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Stratton work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steubenville (21%, 11 mi), Toronto (11%, 5 mi), Weirton (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Stratton without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Stratton

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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.