Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Beaver Township works elsewhere
Employers in Beaver Township report 100 jobs, against 269 working residents. Only 2% stay in Beaver Township for work; outside it, Cambridge is the main destination (16%, 18 miles). Working from home is the commute for 27% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Beaver Township apart on work
Beaver Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 169 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 38 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Beaver Township
27% of Beaver 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 269 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Beaver Township: about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaver Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 187 commuters (the 27% 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 Beaver Township by day
On a workday 264 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Beaver Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Beaver Township commutes to
Where Beaver Township clocks in
16% 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.
Goods jobs make up 63% of work in Beaver Township
100 jobs are based in Beaver Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 100. 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 Beaver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Beaver Township
About 24% 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.
How Beaver Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | – | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Somerset Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 38 min | $77,404 |
| Millwood Township | under 2% | C | D | 30 min | $55,214 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaver 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 Beaver Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Township?
24.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaver Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaver Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (16%, 18 mi), Jackson Township (9%, 16 mi), Caldwell (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beaver Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 42% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beaver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver 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.