Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Crown City works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Crown City for work; outside it, Green Township is the main destination (16%, 15 miles). Crown City has 12 jobs; 187 of its residents have a job. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Crown City quiets down on a workday
On a workday 186 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Crown City on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Crown City commutes to
Where Crown City clocks in
16% of workers
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Crown City
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crown City, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 12. 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 Crown City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Crown City: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crown City workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 150 commuters (the 6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Crown City
About 21% 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.
How Crown City compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Guyan Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crown City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown City | – | — | — | 34 min | $62,500 |
| Guyan Township | 3% | C− | D | 18 min | $69,167 |
| Rome Township | under 3% | B− | C | 23 min | $72,747 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crown City’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 Crown City: questions
What is the median household income in Crown City?
$62,500 (±$26,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crown City?
20.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crown City?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crown City work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Township (16%, 15 mi), Huntington (12%, 14 mi), Gallipolis (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Crown City 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 Crown City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crown City
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.