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Jobs & commute in Cessna Township

Most of Cessna Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Cessna Township for work; outside it, Kenton is the main destination (11%, 6 miles). There are 3 jobs in Cessna Township, and 222 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 21% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.

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

What stands out · In brief

Work in Cessna Township: the figures worth knowing

Cessna Township is a place people come home to

There are 3 jobs based in Cessna Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cessna Township has about 250 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Home offices are common in Cessna Township

21% of Cessna Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Cessna Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 222 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

222live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night470
Workday250
470live here− 220head out to work+ 3come in to work= 250on a workday

About 250 people are in Cessna Township on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs 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.

Time on the road

Each way, about 24 minutes from Cessna Township

A year of commuting
186 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Cessna Township24 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
21%

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

About 2 in 10
How Cessna Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 118 commuters (the 21% 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.

The commute map

Where Cessna Township’s working residents head each day

Dunkirk: 4 residents work here (2%)ArlingtonAda: 15 residents work here (7%)Minster: 3 residents work here (1%)Bluffton: 12 residents work here (5%)Kenton: 25 residents work here (11%)Lima: 18 residents work here (8%)Columbus: 6 residents work here (3%)Marion TownshipLynn TownshipMcDonald TownshipDelaware Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Cessna TownshipPleasant TownshipBuck TownshipWashington Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Allen Township: 4 residents work here (2%)KentonLimaAdaBlufftonColumbusWashington TownshipCessna Township
1
Kenton6.3 mi away
11%25
2
Lima21.5 mi away
8%18
3
Ada7.8 mi away
7%15
4
Bluffton16.2 mi away
5%12
5
Columbus62.4 mi away
3%6
62%5
7
Dunkirk6.7 mi away
2%4
8
Delaware Township13.5 mi away
2%4
9
Allen Township33.6 mi away
2%4
10
Minster41.3 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%126
The top trips

Where Cessna Township clocks in

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

Cessna Township is a services town

Jobs based in Cessna TownshipJobs Cessna Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%28%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices100%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%26%
Over $3,333 a month67%57%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 5467%50%
55 and older33%25%
−83%

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

How far

The commute from Cessna Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miKenton: 11% · 6.3 miLima: 8% · 21.5 miAda: 7% · 7.8 miBluffton: 5% · 16.2 miColumbus: 3% · 62.4 miWashington Township: 2% · 5 miDunkirk: 2% · 6.7 miDelaware Township: 2% · 13.5 miAllen Township: 2% · 33.6 miMinster: 1% · 41.3 miKenton 11%Lima 8%Ada 7%Bluffton 5%Columbus 3%Cessna Township
Cessna TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi56 residents
30%10–24 mi66 residents
18%25–50 mi41 residents
27%Over 50 mi59 residents

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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Cessna Township

The biggest share goes to Washington Township (2%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lynn Township18 min
Buck Township22 min
Pleasant Township22 min
Marion Township24 min
Cessna Township24 min
McDonald Township27 min
Washington Township30 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCessna Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cessna Township–——24 min$67,000
Lynn Townshipunder 2%——18 min—
Pleasant Townshipunder 2%C−A−22 min$59,598
McDonald Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Buck Townshipunder 2%DB22 min$42,833
Washington Township2%——30 min—
Marion Townshipunder 2%D−C−24 min$45,000

Same-state neighbors only. Lynn Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. McDonald Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Cessna Township’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 Cessna Township: questions

What is the median household income in Cessna Township?

$67,000 (±$52,721) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Cessna Township?

11.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Cessna Township?

24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Cessna Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenton (11%, 6 mi), Lima (8%, 22 mi), Ada (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cessna Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Cessna Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Cessna Township

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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.