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Jobs & commute in Crystal Rock

Crystal Rock has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Crystal Rock has 9 jobs, against 67 working residents. Hardly any work in Crystal Rock; the top destination outside it is Sandusky (15%, 7 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Crystal Rock: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

67live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday46
100live here− 67head out to work+ 9come in to work= 46on a workday

About 46 people are in Crystal Rock on a workday afternoon, 56% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Crystal Rock to work: where people go

Bay ViewCastalia: 3 residents work here (4%)North BaltimoreHuron: 2 residents work here (3%)Clyde: 2 residents work here (3%)Fremont: 2 residents work here (3%)Sandusky: 10 residents work here (15%)Cleveland: 2 residents work here (3%)Toledo: 2 residents work here (3%)Portage TownshipPerkins Township: 8 residents work here (12%)Salem TownshipMargaretta Township: 9 residents work here (13%)Berlin TownshipYork TownshipCrystal RockWhites Landing: 3 residents work here (4%)SanduskyMargaretta TownshipPerkins TownshipCastaliaWhites LandingHuronCrystal Rock
1
Sandusky6.6 mi away
15%10
213%9
3
Perkins Township8.5 mi away
12%8
4
Castalia3.7 mi away
4%3
5
Whites Landing2.9 mi away
4%3
6
Huron14.9 mi away
3%2
7
Clyde12.3 mi away
3%2
8
Fremont15.5 mi away
3%2
9
Cleveland60.2 mi away
3%2
10
Toledo41.1 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%24
The top trips

Where Crystal Rock 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

Crystal Rock makes things: 78% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Crystal RockJobs Crystal Rock residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms78%28%
Trade, transport & utilities22%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less22%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month56%37%
Over $3,333 a month22%49%

Who does it

29 or younger11%31%
30 to 5467%40%
55 and older22%28%
−80%

Jobs based in Crystal Rock, 2014 → 2024: 44 → 9. 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 Crystal Rock’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Crystal Rock

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Crystal Rock gets to work
30%Drive alone
70%Carpool

Share of the 91 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.

How far

Where in the region Crystal Rock works

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miSandusky: 15% · 6.6 miMargaretta Township: 13% · 1.5 miPerkins Township: 12% · 8.5 miCastalia: 4% · 3.7 miWhites Landing: 4% · 2.9 miHuron: 3% · 14.9 miClyde: 3% · 12.3 miFremont: 3% · 15.5 miCleveland: 3% · 60.2 miToledo: 3% · 41.1 miSandusky 15%Margaretta Township 13%Perkins Township 12%Whites Landing 4%Crystal Rock
Crystal RockTop destinations (size = commuters)
54%Under 10 mi36 residents
18%10–24 mi12 residents
16%25–50 mi11 residents
12%Over 50 mi8 residents

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 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Crystal Rock: questions

What is the median household income in Crystal Rock?

$158,375 (±$21,835) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Crystal Rock?

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

Where do people who live in Crystal Rock work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sandusky (15%, 7 mi), Margaretta Township (13%, 2 mi), Perkins Township (12%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Crystal Rock 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 Crystal Rock, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Crystal Rock

Crystal Rock home →

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.