Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Archer Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average; the Ohio average is 23, the U.S. 26. There are 57 jobs in Archer Township, against 106 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Archer Township
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Archer Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
11% of working residents work in Cadiz
Where Archer Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Archer Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Archer Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 57. 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 Archer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Archer Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Archer Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Archer Township
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Archer Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Archer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $26,369 |
| Rumley Township | under 2% | D | D | 35 min | $54,167 |
| Stock Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cadiz Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Green Township | under 2% | D | B | 28 min | $41,698 |
| Cadiz | 11% | C+ | B | 23 min | $44,113 |
| North Township | under 2% | D | B− | 32 min | $60,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cadiz Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cadiz. Darker towns draw more of Archer 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 Archer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Archer Township?
$26,369 (±$7,521) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Archer Township?
24.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Archer Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Archer Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadiz (11%, 5 mi), Hopedale (8%, 7 mi), Steubenville (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Archer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Archer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Archer 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.