Dorset Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 76 jobs in Dorset Township, and 259 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Dorset Township itself; outside it, Andover draws the most (7%, 7 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dorset Township and work: the main findings
Dorset Township is a place people come home to
There are 76 jobs based in Dorset Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Dorset Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Dorset Township workers work from home
Only 3% 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 259 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Dorset Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 252 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Dorset 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting from Dorset Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dorset Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 3% 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 Dorset Township ends
Where Dorset Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 75% of the jobs in Dorset Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dorset Township, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 76. 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 Dorset Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Dorset Township, by distance
About 18% 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 Dorset Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dorset Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $78,684 |
| Denmark Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Cherry Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Richmond Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 44 min | $56,016 |
| Lenox Township | under 3% | D | D− | 27 min | $49,474 |
Same-state neighbors only. Denmark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cherry Valley Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dorset 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 Dorset Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dorset Township?
$78,684 (±$29,795) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dorset Township?
1.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dorset Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dorset Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Andover (7%, 7 mi), Ashtabula (7%, 15 mi), Andover Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dorset Township without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dorset Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dorset 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.