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Work & commute · Alexander

Work & commute in Alexander, OH

Most working residents leave Alexander for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Athens (34%), Columbus (6%) and Albany (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
33 of 1,017 working residents
Typical commute
14 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
32 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
14%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 984 Alexander residents head out of town to work, 33 work right here, and 343 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Alexander.

984live here, work elsewhere
33live and work here
343work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Alexander goes to work

AlbanyLoganNelsonvilleAthensLancasterColumbusParkersburgGreenLeeLodiWaterlooScipioCanaanCarthageAthensAlexanderNew MarshfieldThe PlainsAthensColumbusAlbanyLancasterThe PlainsNelsonvilleLoganParkersburgGreenAlexander
1
Athens6.2 mi away
34%342
2
Columbus68.7 mi away
6%63
3
Albany3.4 mi away
4%38
4
Alexander (in town)right here
3%33
5
Lancaster41.9 mi away
3%29
6
The Plains8.7 mi away
2%23
7
Nelsonville16 mi away
2%21
8
Logan25.3 mi away
2%17
9
Parkersburg, WV31.6 mi away
1%14
10
Green30.7 mi away
1%14
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%423

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Alexander commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

45%Under 10 mi
11%10–24 mi
17%25–50 mi
26%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Alexander is a commuter town

0.37jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.37 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Alexander are

376 jobs are based in Alexander. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Alexander’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Alexander

376 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)31%
Trade, transport & utilities26%
Services (health, schools, offices…)43%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Alexander residents hold

1,017 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)16%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month57%