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Jobs & commute in Tarlton

Tarlton has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. There are 39 jobs in Tarlton; 124 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Tarlton itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (23%, 32 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Tarlton, and who commutes in

On a workday 124 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.

124live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
39work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday180
270live here− 120head out to work+ 39come in to work= 180on a workday

About 180 people are in Tarlton on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.31jobs 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

Out of Tarlton to work: where people go

LaurelvilleTarltonKingstonUrbancrest: 2 residents work here (2%)StoutsvilleWilliamsportSouth PointCircleville: 11 residents work here (9%)Groveport: 2 residents work here (2%)Chillicothe: 7 residents work here (6%)Dublin: 3 residents work here (2%)Lancaster: 3 residents work here (2%)Columbus: 29 residents work here (23%)Clearcreek TownshipGreen Township: 6 residents work here (5%)Pickaway Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Washington TownshipSalt Creek TownshipCircleville Township: 7 residents work here (6%)ColumbusCirclevilleChillicotheCircleville TownshipGreen TownshipPickaway TownshipTarlton
1
Columbus31.8 mi away
23%29
2
Circleville8.8 mi away
9%11
3
Chillicothe18.8 mi away
6%7
46%7
5
Green Township11.4 mi away
5%6
64%5
7
Dublin43.3 mi away
2%3
8
Lancaster15 mi away
2%3
9
Urbancrest29 mi away
2%2
10
Groveport21.8 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%49
The top trips

Where Tarlton 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

What Tarlton’s employers do

Jobs based in TarltonJobs Tarlton residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities33%19%
Services: health, schools, offices67%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less36%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month46%27%
Over $3,333 a month18%58%

Who does it

29 or younger21%27%
30 to 5449%49%
55 and older31%23%
+56%

Jobs based in Tarlton, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 39. 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 Tarlton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 26 minutes in Tarlton

A year of commuting
199 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Tarlton26 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

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

About 1 in 10
How Tarlton gets to work
91%Drive alone
9%Carpool

Share of the 105 commuters (the 15% 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

Where in the region Tarlton works

10 mi25 mi50 miColumbus: 23% · 31.8 miCircleville: 9% · 8.8 miChillicothe: 6% · 18.8 miCircleville Township: 6% · 9.6 miGreen Township: 5% · 11.4 miPickaway Township: 4% · 7.6 miDublin: 2% · 43.3 miLancaster: 2% · 15 miUrbancrest: 2% · 29 miGroveport: 2% · 21.8 miColumbus 23%Circleville 9%Chillicothe 6%Circleville Township 6%Green Township 5%Tarlton
TarltonTop destinations (size = commuters)
21%Under 10 mi26 residents
22%10–24 mi27 residents
35%25–50 mi44 residents
22%Over 50 mi27 residents

About 22% 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.

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 Tarlton: questions

What is the median household income in Tarlton?

$92,917 (±$29,415) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Tarlton?

5.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Tarlton?

26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Tarlton work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (23%, 32 mi), Circleville (9%, 9 mi), Chillicothe (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Tarlton 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 Tarlton, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Tarlton

Tarlton 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.