Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDixon Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. Employers in Dixon Township report 23 jobs; 238 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Dixon Township; the top destination outside it is Eaton (20%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dixon Township: the figures worth knowing
Dixon Township is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Dixon Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dixon Township has about 320 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dixon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 146 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Dixon 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 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Dixon Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Dixon Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 42 minutes to work from Dixon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dixon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 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.
Where the trip to work from Dixon Township ends
Where Dixon Township clocks in
20% of workers
11% 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 Dixon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dixon Township, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 23. 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 Dixon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Dixon Township
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.
Dixon Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dixon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $88,068 |
| Gasper Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 32 min | $85,769 |
| Washington Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $84,861 |
| Israel Township | under 2% | B | B− | 29 min | $69,630 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 20 min | $80,568 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dixon 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 Dixon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dixon Township?
$88,068 (±$64,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dixon Township?
13.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dixon Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dixon Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eaton (20%, 8 mi), Oxford (11%, 13 mi), Richmond (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dixon 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 Dixon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dixon 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.