Blue Rock Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Blue Rock Township has 4 jobs, and 245 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Blue Rock Township; the top destination outside it is Zanesville (24%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Blue Rock Township, in a few figures
Blue Rock Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 184 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 40 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Blue Rock Township is a place people come home to
There are 4 jobs based in Blue Rock Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Blue Rock Township has about 420 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Blue Rock 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 245 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 47 minutes from Blue Rock Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue Rock Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 262 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.
Who works in Blue Rock Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 245 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Blue Rock 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.
Where the trip to work from Blue Rock Township ends
Where Blue Rock Township clocks in
24% 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.
The kinds of work in Blue Rock Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 4. 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 Blue Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Blue Rock 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.
Blue Rock Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Rock Township | – | — | — | 47 min | $70,183 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 40 min | $45,673 |
| Meigs Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Creek Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 22 min | $74,028 |
| Bloom Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Meigs Township and Bloom Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue Rock 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 Blue Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Rock Township?
$70,183 (±$23,006) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Rock Township?
12.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue Rock Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue Rock Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Zanesville (24%, 14 mi), Columbus (7%, 62 mi), Duncan Falls (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blue Rock 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 Blue Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Rock 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.