Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Coal Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. There are 23 jobs in Coal Township, and 317 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Coal Township; the top destination outside it is New Lexington (9%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Coal Township apart
Coal Township is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Coal Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Coal Township has about 640 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Coal Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Coal Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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 317 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Coal Township by day and by night
On a workday 312 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Coal Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
A commute of about 40 minutes in Coal Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coal Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 401 commuters (the 4% 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 Coal Township’s working residents head each day
Where Coal Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
What Coal Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coal Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 23. 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 Coal Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Coal Township to work
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.
Around Coal Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coal Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $55,893 |
| Salt Lick Township | under 2% | C− | D | 31 min | $56,346 |
| Ward Township | under 2% | D | D− | 33 min | $47,250 |
| Monroe Township | 4% | D− | D− | 36 min | $42,548 |
| Hemlock | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Falls Township | under 2% | C− | C | 27 min | $62,904 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hemlock: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monroe Township. Darker towns draw more of Coal 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 Coal Township: questions
What is the median household income in Coal Township?
$55,893 (±$17,940) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coal Township?
15.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coal Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coal Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Lexington (9%, 10 mi), Columbus (8%, 50 mi), Logan (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coal 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 Coal Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coal 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.