Photo: Dustin M. Ramsey · CC BY-SA 2.5Jobs, income and commuting in Benton Township, OH
6% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Only 2% work in Benton Township; the top destination outside it is Logan (15%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Benton Township
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Benton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 481 commuters (the 6% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 245 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Benton Township ends
Where Benton Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Benton Township are in services
251 jobs are based in Benton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benton Township, 2013 → 2023: 131 → 251. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Benton Township goes to work
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.
Around Benton Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Benton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $83,333 |
| Salt Creek Township | under 2% | C | D | 33 min | $45,972 |
| Laurel Township | 2% | C+ | D | 51 min | $64,271 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Swan Township | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $84,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: not graded. Swan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Laurel Township. Darker towns draw more of Benton 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 Benton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Benton Township?
$83,333 (±$64,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benton Township?
20.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Benton Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Benton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (15%, 12 mi), Columbus (8%, 46 mi), Lancaster (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Benton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benton 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.