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Jobs & commute in Clark Township

Clark Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Hardly any stay in Clark Township for work; outside it, Coshocton is the main destination (15%, 11 miles). Clark Township has 8 jobs, against 253 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, 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

The short version on getting to work from Clark Township

Clark Township is a place people come home to

There are 8 jobs based in Clark Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clark Township has about 410 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Clark Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓

Few Clark 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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Clark Township by day and by night

On a workday 253 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

253live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night650
Workday410
650live here− 250head out to work+ 8come in to work= 410on a workday

About 410 people are in Clark Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs 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

The daily trip from Clark Township: about 34 minutes

A year of commuting
261 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Clark Township34 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Clark Township gets to work
84%Drive alone
13%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 230 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.

The commute map

Where people from Clark Township work

Warsaw: 7 residents work here (3%)NewcomerstownCambridgeCoshocton: 37 residents work here (15%)Heath: 7 residents work here (3%)Zanesville: 11 residents work here (4%)Newark: 9 residents work here (4%)Columbus: 16 residents work here (6%)Tuscarawas Township: 8 residents work here (3%)Mechanic TownshipRichland TownshipBrown TownshipMonroe TownshipMill Creek TownshipKillbuck TownshipClark Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Berlin Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Clark TownshipCrawford TownshipBethlehem TownshipTiverton TownshipBerlin: 6 residents work here (2%)CoshoctonColumbusZanesvilleNewarkTuscarawas TownshipWarsawClark Township
1
Coshocton11.3 mi away
15%37
2
Columbus62.4 mi away
6%16
3
Zanesville31.4 mi away
4%11
4
Newark34.5 mi away
4%9
53%8
6
Warsaw5.9 mi away
3%7
7
Heath37.7 mi away
3%7
8
Clark Township11.7 mi away
2%6
9
Berlin Township12 mi away
2%6
10
Berlin12.4 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
55%140
The top trips

Where Clark 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

A place that makes things: 88% of Clark Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Clark TownshipJobs Clark Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms88%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices13%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%27%
Over $3,333 a month50%55%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 5488%47%
55 and older13%30%
+60%

Jobs based in Clark Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 8. 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 Clark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The commute from Clark Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miCoshocton: 15% · 11.3 miColumbus: 6% · 62.4 miZanesville: 4% · 31.4 miNewark: 4% · 34.5 miTuscarawas Township: 3% · 10.7 miWarsaw: 3% · 5.9 miHeath: 3% · 37.7 miClark Township: 2% · 11.7 miBerlin Township: 2% · 12 miBerlin: 2% · 12.4 miCoshocton 15%Columbus 6%Zanesville 4%Newark 4%Tuscarawas Township 3%Clark Township
Clark TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi38 residents
38%10–24 mi97 residents
23%25–50 mi59 residents
23%Over 50 mi59 residents

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 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 Clark Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Killbuck Township22 min
Mechanic Township23 min
Mill Creek Township25 min
Monroe Township29 min
Bethlehem Township30 min
Clark Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownClark Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Clark Township–——34 min$69,286
Bethlehem Townshipunder 3%DD−30 min$64,083
Monroe Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Mill Creek Townshipunder 3%B+B25 min$120,833
Mechanic Townshipunder 3%BB+23 min$90,613
Killbuck Townshipunder 3%CB22 min$65,938

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

Darker towns draw more of Clark 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 Clark Township: questions

What is the median household income in Clark Township?

$69,286 (±$25,520) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Clark Township?

0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Clark Township?

34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Clark Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coshocton (15%, 11 mi), Columbus (6%, 62 mi), Zanesville (4%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Clark Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Clark Township

Clark Township home →

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.