Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMaking a living in Bloom Township
The average commute takes 35 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers; Ohio has 13%. Only 7% stay in Bloom Township for work; outside it, McConnelsville is the main destination (11%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Bloom Township apart
Bloom Township is where the jobs are
Bloom Township has 518 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Bloom Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The jobs in Bloom Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
71% of the jobs based in Bloom Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 52% of the jobs Bloom Township residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Bloom Township. The jobs ↓
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 341 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Bloom Township
On a workday 318 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 495 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Bloom Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 trip to work from Bloom Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloom Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 475 commuters (the 4% 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.
In Bloom Township, 43% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
518 jobs are based in Bloom Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloom Township, 2013 → 2023: 501 → 518. 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 Bloom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Bloom Township
Where Bloom Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
The distance from Bloom Township to work
About 20% 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.
Bloom Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $72,361 |
| Morgan Township | 7% | C− | B+ | 23 min | $47,337 |
| Bristol Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| York Township | under 3% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Deerfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Malta Township | under 3% | D | D | 25 min | $54,306 |
| Blue Rock Township | under 3% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 40 min | $45,673 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bristol Township, York Township, Deerfield Township and Blue Rock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Morgan Township. Darker towns draw more of Bloom 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 Bloom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bloom Township?
$72,361 (±$17,356) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloom Township?
7.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloom Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloom Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McConnelsville (11%, 4 mi), Morgan Township (7%, 4 mi), Zanesville (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bloom 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 Bloom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloom 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.