Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Deer Creek Township works elsewhere
7% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Employers in Deer Creek Township report 290 jobs; 506 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Deer Creek Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (26%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Deer Creek Township: the figures worth knowing
Deer Creek Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Deer Creek Township is Columbus, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (132) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Deer Creek Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 506 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where in the region Deer Creek Township works
About 15% 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.
About 16 minutes each way for Deer Creek Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deer Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 383 commuters (the 7% 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.
Who leaves Deer Creek Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 497 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 281 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Deer Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Deer Creek Township commutes to
Where Deer Creek Township clocks in
26% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Deer Creek Township: what the 290 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deer Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 344 → 290. 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 Deer Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns next door employ 10% of Deer Creek Township
The biggest share goes to London (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deer Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $75,250 |
| London | 9% | B− | B− | 23 min | $60,231 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 22 min | $94,250 |
| Monroe Township | 1% | B | D− | 26 min | $86,875 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $82,300 |
| Somerford Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 28 min | $117,365 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deer Creek 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 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 Deer Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deer Creek Township?
$75,250 (±$38,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deer Creek Township?
20.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deer Creek Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deer Creek Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (26%, 22 mi), London (9%, 4 mi), Hilliard (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Deer Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deer Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deer Creek Township
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.