St. Henry Roman Catholic Church and Rectory · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Elk Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Elk Township itself; outside it, Olive Township draws the most (16%, 11 miles). Employers in Elk Township report 13 jobs for 114 working residents. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Elk Township
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Elk Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The towns that employ Elk Township’s residents
Where Elk Township clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 77% of Elk Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elk Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 13. 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 Elk Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elk Township
of Elk Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 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 in the region Elk Township works
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.
Next door to Elk Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elk Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bethel Township, Jefferson Township, Franklin Township, Liberty Township and Stock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elk 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 Elk Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elk Township?
44.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elk Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olive Township (16%, 11 mi), Caldwell (8%, 12 mi), Marietta (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elk Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elk Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elk 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.