Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDeerfield Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Deerfield Township has 91 jobs for 250 working residents. Only 2% stay in Deerfield Township for work; outside it, Zanesville is the main destination (10%, 19 miles). 0% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Deerfield Township stands out on work
Deerfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Deerfield Township workers work from home
Only 0% 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 250 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Deerfield Township: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deerfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 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.
Deerfield Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 244 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Deerfield Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where the trip to work from Deerfield Township ends
Where Deerfield Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Deerfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deerfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 91. 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 Deerfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Deerfield Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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 Deerfield Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Bloom Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deerfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $65,655 |
| Malta Township | under 3% | D | D | 25 min | $54,306 |
| Bloom Township | 6% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Bearfield Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 45 min | $106,071 |
| York Township | under 3% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 36 min | $42,548 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloom Township, Union Township and York Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deerfield Township?
$65,655 (±$16,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deerfield Township?
21.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deerfield Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deerfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Zanesville (10%, 19 mi), Athens (6%, 26 mi), Bloom Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deerfield Township 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 Deerfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deerfield 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.