Work & commute · Hanging Rock

Work & commute in Hanging Rock, OH

Most working residents leave Hanging Rock for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ironton (20%), Ashland (10%) and Elizabeth (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 97 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 97 Hanging Rock residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 210 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hanging Rock.

97live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

210work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hanging Rock goes to work

Ironton3.3 mi away

20%19

Ashland, KY8.3 mi away

10%10

Elizabeth5 mi away

8%8

Huntington, WV18.9 mi away

3%3

Flatwoods, KY2.4 mi away

2%2

Athens62.8 mi away

2%2

Portsmouth17.9 mi away

2%2

Columbus99.5 mi away

2%2

Kenova, WV13.4 mi away

2%2

Charleston, WV61 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%45

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

How far

How far Hanging Rock commutes

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

49%

19%

13%

19%

49%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hanging Rock is a job hub

2.16jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Hanging Rock are

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

Jobs based in Hanging Rock

210 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)37%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs Hanging Rock residents hold

97 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month60%

−11%

Jobs based in Hanging Rock, 2013 → 2023: 237 → 210. 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.