Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Cadiz Township
1,770 jobs are based in Cadiz Township; 1,338 of its residents have a job. About one in five stay in Cadiz Township for work; outside it, Cadiz is the main destination (21%, 3 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Cadiz Township
Where Cadiz Township’s working residents head each day
Where Cadiz Township clocks in
21% of workers
5% 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.
Who commutes out of Cadiz Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,036 residents head out to work, 302 work right here, and 1,468 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Cadiz Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Cadiz Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cadiz Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,498 → 1,770. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cadiz Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Cadiz Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cadiz Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,179 commuters (the 7% 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 in the region Cadiz Township works
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
23% of Cadiz Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cadiz Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadiz Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $47,877 |
| Athens Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Cadiz | 21% | C+ | B | 23 min | $44,113 |
| Archer Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Green Township | 2% | D | B | 28 min | $41,698 |
| Short Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Nottingham Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Athens Township, Archer Township, Nottingham Township and Stock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Short Creek Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cadiz. Darker towns draw more of Cadiz 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 2024, 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 Cadiz Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cadiz Township?
$47,877 (±$12,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cadiz Township?
13.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cadiz Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cadiz Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadiz (21%, 3 mi), Steubenville (5%, 22 mi), Wheeling (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cadiz Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cadiz Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cadiz Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.