Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Byrd Township works elsewhere
34 jobs are based in Byrd Township, against 298 working residents. Hardly any stay in Byrd Township for work; outside it, Maysville is the main destination (8%, 11 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Byrd Township at work: what stands out
Byrd Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Byrd Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Byrd Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Byrd Township has about 480 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Byrd 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 298 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily trip from Byrd Township: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Byrd Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 291 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.
Byrd Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 297 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Byrd Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Commuting out of Byrd Township: the destinations
Where Byrd Township clocks in
8% 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.
In Byrd Township, 88% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Byrd Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 34. 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 Byrd Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Byrd Township commutes
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.
How Byrd Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Union Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Byrd Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrd Township | – | — | — | 44 min | $95,511 |
| Huntington Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 29 min | $48,500 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | C | C | 27 min | $92,827 |
| Union Township | 4% | D− | B | 34 min | $52,500 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | B | C− | 44 min | $81,992 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Byrd 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 Byrd Township: questions
What is the median household income in Byrd Township?
$95,511 (±$39,148) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Byrd Township?
3.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Byrd Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Byrd Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maysville (8%, 11 mi), Georgetown (8%, 10 mi), Cincinnati (7%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Byrd 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 Byrd Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Byrd 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.