Bazore Mill · Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Deercreek Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 158 jobs in Deercreek Township, against 733 working residents. Deercreek Township grades C for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 2% work in Deercreek Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (24%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Deercreek Township in brief
Deercreek Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Deercreek Township is Columbus, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 24% of working residents (175) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Deercreek Township is a place people come home to
There are 158 jobs based in Deercreek Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Deercreek Township has about 1,100 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Deercreek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 733 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Deercreek Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Deercreek Township is better than 27% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Deercreek Township’s grade.
Unemployment (2.8%) is left out: Deercreek Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Deercreek Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Near or far: the trip to work from Deercreek Township
About 17% 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.
Deercreek Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 722 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Deercreek Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deercreek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 766 commuters (the 11% 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 Deercreek Township goes to work
Where Deercreek Township clocks in
24% of workers
5% 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.
Deercreek Township works in goods: 64% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deercreek Township, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 158. 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 Deercreek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Deercreek Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Deercreek Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 865 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.5% of Deercreek Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Deercreek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Deercreek Township places 3,612th of 5,760 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 3,610 | Princeton NC | 1,544 | $46K | 9.7% | 2.7% | 1% | C |
| 3,611 | Washburn ND | 1,254 | $73K | 10.7% | 0.5% | 12% | C |
| 3,612 | Deercreek Township OH | 1,676 | $65K | 12.3% | 2.8% | 2% | C |
| 3,613 | Tiffin Township OH | 1,582 | $77K | 15.6% | 5.9% | 1% | C |
| 3,614 | Conemaugh Township PA | 2,043 | $63K | 12.1% | 5.6% | 5% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Deercreek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Deercreek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deercreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deercreek Township | – | C | C− | 37 min | $65,385 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A | D− | 52 min | $110,179 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 33 min | $70,000 |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 42 min | $78,906 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 45 min | $82,326 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deercreek 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 Deercreek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deercreek Township?
$65,385 (±$16,700) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deercreek Township?
12.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deercreek Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deercreek Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (24%, 30 mi), Circleville (5%, 11 mi), Grove City (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Deercreek Township walkable?
Deercreek Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Deercreek Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deercreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deercreek 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.