Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Bern Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 13 jobs in Bern Township; 220 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bern Township; the top destination outside it is Athens (27%, 13 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bern Township and work: the main findings
Bern Township is a place people come home to
There are 13 jobs based in Bern Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bern Township has about 350 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bern Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Bern Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Bern Township
On a workday 218 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Bern Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 daily trip from Bern Township: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bern Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 208 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.
Where Bern Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bern Township clocks in
27% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Bern Township: what the 13 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bern Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 13. 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 Bern Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Bern Township
About 28% 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.
Bern Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Rome Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bern Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $77,981 |
| Ames Township | under 2% | C | B− | 27 min | $83,500 |
| Rome Township | 2% | C− | D− | 28 min | $55,399 |
| Wesley Township | under 2% | — | — | 54 min | — |
| Marion Township | under 2% | D | D− | 44 min | $61,607 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wesley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bern 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 Bern Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bern Township?
$77,981 (±$29,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bern Township?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bern Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bern Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (27%, 13 mi), Columbus (6%, 71 mi), Nelsonville (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bern 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 Bern Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bern 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.