Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Thurston commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
6% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%). Employers in Thurston report 60 jobs, and 251 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Thurston; the top destination outside it is Columbus (22%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Thurston
Thurston’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Thurston is Columbus, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (56) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Thurston is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Thurston, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Thurston has about 430 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Thurston workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 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 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Thurston commutes less than 20 miles
About 18% 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.
Who commutes out of Thurston, and who commutes in
On a workday 250 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Thurston on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Thurston: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thurston workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 6% 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 towns that employ Thurston’s residents
Where Thurston clocks in
22% of workers
13% of workers
3% 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.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Thurston
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Thurston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Thurston: questions
What is the median household income in Thurston?
$62,188 (±$17,158) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thurston?
11.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thurston?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thurston work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (22%, 25 mi), Lancaster (13%, 9 mi), Newark (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thurston 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 Thurston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thurston
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.