Work & commute · Cambridge

Work & commute in Cambridge, OH

About one in 3 of Cambridge’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Zanesville (5%), Jackson (5%) and Cambridge (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34%

1,345 of 3,899 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,554 Cambridge residents head out of town to work, 1,345 work right here, and 6,710 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Cambridge.

2,554live here, work elsewhere

1,345live and work here

6,710work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Cambridge goes to work

Cambridge (in town)right here

34%1,345

Zanesville23 mi away

5%199

Jackson3.7 mi away

5%195

Cambridge1.2 mi away

4%145

New Concord8.3 mi away

3%100

Byesville3.9 mi away

2%65

New Philadelphia33 mi away

1%52

Perry15.1 mi away

1%52

Columbus74.1 mi away

1%50

Washington19.2 mi away

1%45

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%1,651

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

How far

How far Cambridge commutes

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

51%

13%

27%

51%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Cambridge is a job hub

2.07jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Cambridge are

8,055 jobs are based in Cambridge. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cambridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Cambridge

8,055 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Cambridge residents hold

3,899 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−1%

Jobs based in Cambridge, 2013 → 2023: 8,122 → 8,055. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.