Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Benton Ridge works elsewhere
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). 11 jobs are based in Benton Ridge, against 149 working residents. Hardly any work in Benton Ridge itself; outside it, Findlay draws the most (40%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Benton Ridge, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 148 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Benton Ridge on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
Commuting out of Benton Ridge: the destinations
Where Benton Ridge clocks in
40% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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 45% of work in Benton Ridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benton Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 11. 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 Benton Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Benton Ridge: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Benton Ridge workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 8% 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.
Benton Ridge’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Benton Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Benton Ridge?
$75,938 (±$23,326) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benton Ridge?
5.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Benton Ridge?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Benton Ridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Findlay (40%, 9 mi), Liberty Township (7%, 4 mi), North Baltimore (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benton Ridge 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 Benton Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benton Ridge
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.