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Jobs & commute in Buchtel

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Buchtel works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Buchtel; the top destination outside it is Athens (21%, 10 miles). Employers in Buchtel report 18 jobs, against 164 working residents. Working residents average 20 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

18 jobs based here
Household income
$70K
median · Ohio $71K
Poverty
13.8%
Ohio 13.3%
Unemployment
6.9%
Ohio 4.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
20 min
Ohio 23 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 164 working residents
Work from home
11%
Ohio 13% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

A workday in Buchtel: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 164 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.

164live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
18work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night510
Workday360
510live here− 160head out to work+ 18come in to work= 360on a workday

About 360 people are in Buchtel on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Buchtel: the destinations

BuchtelHamdenMiddleport: 2 residents work here (1%)Logan: 10 residents work here (6%)Nelsonville: 28 residents work here (17%)Jackson: 2 residents work here (1%)Athens: 35 residents work here (21%)ChillicotheHilliard: 2 residents work here (1%)Lancaster: 6 residents work here (4%)NewarkDelaware: 2 residents work here (1%)Columbus: 7 residents work here (4%)Trimble TownshipLee TownshipDover TownshipYork TownshipWard TownshipThe Plains: 5 residents work here (3%)AthensNelsonvilleLoganColumbusLancasterThe PlainsBuchtel
1
Athens10.4 mi away
21%35
2
Nelsonville2.2 mi away
17%28
3
Logan13.1 mi away
6%10
4
Columbus56 mi away
4%7
5
Lancaster29 mi away
4%6
6
The Plains7.2 mi away
3%5
7
Middleport33 mi away
1%2
8
Jackson38.1 mi away
1%2
9
Hilliard65.2 mi away
1%2
10
Delaware74 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%65
The top trips

Where Buchtel clocks in

21% of workers
10.4 mi awayAthens35 Buchtel residents work here · Jobs & commute →
17% of workers
2.2 mi awayNelsonville28 Buchtel residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
13.1 mi awayLogan10 Buchtel residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Jobs in Buchtel: what the 18 are

Jobs based in BuchtelJobs Buchtel residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%20%
Trade, transport & utilities72%18%
Services: health, schools, offices28%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month61%36%
Over $3,333 a month6%50%

Who does it

29 or younger17%24%
30 to 5461%59%
55 and older22%16%
+500%

Jobs based in Buchtel, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 18. 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 Buchtel’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 20 minutes from Buchtel

A year of commuting
152 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Buchtel20 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

of Buchtel workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Buchtel gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Carpool

Share of the 166 commuters (the 11% 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.

How far

The distance from Buchtel to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAthens: 21% · 10.4 miNelsonville: 17% · 2.2 miLogan: 6% · 13.1 miColumbus: 4% · 56 miLancaster: 4% · 29 miThe Plains: 3% · 7.2 miMiddleport: 1% · 33 miJackson: 1% · 38.1 miHilliard: 1% · 65.2 miDelaware: 1% · 74 miAthens 21%Nelsonville 17%Logan 6%Columbus 4%Lancaster 4%Buchtel
BuchtelTop destinations (size = commuters)
33%Under 10 mi53 residents
24%10–24 mi39 residents
15%25–50 mi24 residents
29%Over 50 mi47 residents

About 29% 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.

Next door

Next door is work for 17% of Buchtel

Nelsonville: 17% of workers work hereYork Township: few work hereWard Township: few work hereNelsonvilleYork TownshipWard TownshipBuchtel
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Buchtel20 min
Nelsonville29 min
Ward Township33 min
York Township41 min
Nelsonville17% of Buchtel works hereYork Townshipunder 2% of BuchtelWard Townshipunder 2% of Buchtel

Jobs & commute next door

TownBuchtel workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Buchtel–——20 min$70,000
Nelsonville17%DA−29 min$49,750
York Townshipunder 2%DB+41 min$56,208
Ward Townshipunder 2%DD−33 min$47,250

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Nelsonville. Darker towns draw more of Buchtel’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Buchtel: questions

What is the median household income in Buchtel?

$70,000 (±$26,960) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Buchtel?

13.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Buchtel?

20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Buchtel work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (21%, 10 mi), Nelsonville (17%, 2 mi), Logan (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Buchtel without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Buchtel, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Buchtel

Buchtel home →
$725median rent
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HandbookGetting around BuchtelRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in OHShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.