Work & commute · Marietta

Work & commute in Marietta, OH

About one in 3 of Marietta’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Parkersburg (7%), Marietta (4%) and Warren (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

36%

1,822 of 5,059 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 3,237 Marietta residents head out of town to work, 1,822 work right here, and 8,613 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Marietta.

3,237live here, work elsewhere

1,822live and work here

8,613work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Marietta goes to work

Marietta (in town)right here

36%1,822

Parkersburg, WV12.3 mi away

7%341

Marietta3.6 mi away

4%208

Warren4.9 mi away

3%154

Columbus90.6 mi away

3%140

Muskingum4.4 mi away

3%134

Belpre12.6 mi away

2%111

Vienna, WV8.2 mi away

2%77

Athens35.6 mi away

1%71

Devola3.8 mi away

1%71

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%1,930

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

How far

How far Marietta commutes

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

55%

13%

25%

55%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Marietta is a job hub

2.06jobs 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 Marietta are

10,435 jobs are based in Marietta. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marietta’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Marietta

10,435 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Marietta residents hold

5,059 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−9%

Jobs based in Marietta, 2013 → 2023: 11,458 → 10,435. 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.