Work & commute · South Point

Work & commute in South Point, OH

Most working residents leave South Point for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Huntington (20%), Ashland (8%) and Ironton (6%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

114 of 1,576 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 1,462 South Point residents head out of town to work, 114 work right here, and 1,068 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in South Point.

1,462live here, work elsewhere

114live and work here

1,068work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where South Point goes to work

Huntington, WV7.9 mi away

20%321

Ashland, KY4.4 mi away

8%131

South Point (in town)right here

7%114

Ironton9.3 mi away

6%102

Perry4.9 mi away

4%56

Burlington3 mi away

3%49

Columbus110.2 mi away

3%45

Fayette3.1 mi away

1%22

Portsmouth30.4 mi away

1%16

Green72.2 mi away

1%16

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%704

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

How far

How far South Point commutes

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

59%

26%

59%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

South Point is a commuter town

0.75jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in South Point are

1,182 jobs are based in South Point. Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in South Point

1,182 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities43%

Services (health, schools, offices…)30%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs South Point residents hold

1,576 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+64%

Jobs based in South Point, 2013 → 2023: 720 → 1,182. 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.