Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Aid Township works elsewhere
There are 161 jobs in Aid Township, and 343 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Aid Township; the top destination outside it is Huntington (11%, 17 miles). 24% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Aid Township stands out on work
Aid Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Aid Township
24% of Aid Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 343 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Aid Township: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aid Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many people are in Aid Township by day
On a workday 332 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 150 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Aid Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Aid Township commutes to
Where Aid Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
In Aid Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aid Township, 2013 → 2023: 170 → 161. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Aid Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Aid Township
About 27% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Aid Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Elizabeth Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aid Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aid Township | – | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Lawrence Township | under 3% | D | D− | 25 min | $65,904 |
| Symmes Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Mason Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Elizabeth Township | 4% | D | D− | 31 min | $60,708 |
Same-state neighbors only. Symmes Township and Mason Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aid Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Aid Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Aid Township?
20.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aid Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aid Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (11%, 17 mi), Ironton (11%, 11 mi), Ashland (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Aid Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aid Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aid Township
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.