Work & commute · Ironton

Work & commute in Ironton, OH

About one in 5 of Ironton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ashland (13%), Huntington (5%) and Portsmouth (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

941 of 4,284 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 3,343 Ironton residents head out of town to work, 941 work right here, and 3,153 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ironton.

3,343live here, work elsewhere

941live and work here

3,153work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ironton goes to work

Ironton (in town)right here

22%941

Ashland, KY5.4 mi away

13%562

Huntington, WV15.6 mi away

5%228

Portsmouth21.1 mi away

4%176

Columbus101.7 mi away

3%116

Coal Grove3.6 mi away

2%77

Elizabeth6.4 mi away

2%75

South Point9.3 mi away

2%65

Chillicothe58.4 mi away

1%59

Upper1.3 mi away

1%59

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%1,926

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

How far

How far Ironton commutes

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

52%

19%

26%

52%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ironton is balanced between jobs and homes

0.96jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.96 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Ironton are

4,094 jobs are based in Ironton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ironton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ironton

4,094 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Ironton residents hold

4,284 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+35%

Jobs based in Ironton, 2013 → 2023: 3,042 → 4,094. 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.