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Work & commute in Negley · A commuter town

99% of Negley’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Negley for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are East Palestine (13%), Columbiana (6%) and Boardman (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Work in town
1%
1 of 100 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Work from home
6%
Less than OH (13%)
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town
Work out of state
55%
of workers

What kind of work town is Negley?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

13% of working residents work in East Palestine

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

New WaterfordLisbon: 2 residents work here (2%)East Palestine: 13 residents work here (13%)Columbiana: 6 residents work here (6%)Salem: 3 residents work here (3%)Youngstown: 2 residents work here (2%)Columbus: 2 residents work here (2%)FreedomBristolBracevilleMiddletonFairfield: 2 residents work here (2%)Canfield: 2 residents work here (2%)ElkrunUnity: 4 residents work here (4%)Boardman: 5 residents work here (5%)NegleyEast PalestineColumbianaBoardmanUnitySalemLisbonNegley
1
East Palestine3.2 mi away
13%13
2
Columbiana9.4 mi away
6%6
3
Boardman17.2 mi away
5%5
4
Unity5 mi away
4%4
5
Salem18.1 mi away
3%3
6
Lisbon11.9 mi away
2%2
7
Youngstown21.9 mi away
2%2
8
Columbus140.5 mi away
2%2
9
Fairfield9.4 mi away
2%2
10
Canfield19.9 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
59%59
The top trips

Where Negley clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Day and night

Negley quiets down on a workday

On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.

99live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
32work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night290
Workday220
290live here− 99head out to work+ 32come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Negley on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.33jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of Negley commutes less than 18 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEast Palestine: 13% · 3.2 miColumbiana: 6% · 9.4 miBoardman: 5% · 17.2 miUnity: 4% · 5 miSalem: 3% · 18.1 miLisbon: 2% · 11.9 miYoungstown: 2% · 21.9 miColumbus: 2% · 140.5 miFairfield: 2% · 9.4 miCanfield: 2% · 19.9 miEast Palestine 13%Columbiana 6%Boardman 5%Unity 4%Negley
NegleyTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi26 residents
35%10–24 mi35 residents
18%25–50 mi18 residents
21%Over 50 mi21 residents

About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

What the 33 jobs in Negley are

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

Jobs based in NegleyJobs Negley residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities76%25%
Services: health, schools, offices24%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%32%
Over $3,333 a month24%57%

Who does it

29 or younger18%21%
30 to 5433%52%
55 and older48%27%
−11%

Jobs based in Negley, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 33. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Time on the road

Working from home in Negley

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
6%

of Negley workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The 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 says. A 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 surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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