Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fearing Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Fearing Township for work; outside it, Marietta is the main destination (34%, 4 miles). Employers in Fearing Township report 60 jobs, against 294 working residents. Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; the Ohio average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Fearing Township stands out on work
A lot of Fearing Township works one town over
39% of working residents work in a town that borders Fearing Township: Marietta (34%), Marietta Township (4%) and Muskingum Township (1%). Next door ↓
Fearing Township is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Fearing Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fearing Township has about 620 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Fearing Township’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 25 minutes, longer than the Ohio average of 23. 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 294 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Fearing Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 293 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Fearing Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 25 minutes to work from Fearing Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fearing Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 560 commuters (the 7% 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.
The places Fearing Township commutes to
Where Fearing Township clocks in
34% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 32% of jobs based in Fearing Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fearing Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 60. 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 Fearing Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Fearing Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
Work next door: 39% of Fearing Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fearing Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fearing Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $102,273 |
| Marietta | 34% | C− | A | 16 min | $47,873 |
| Muskingum Township | 1% | B− | B− | 21 min | $78,188 |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | D | B− | 29 min | $51,088 |
| Marietta Township | 4% | D | C− | 18 min | $55,765 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lawrence Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marietta. Darker towns draw more of Fearing 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 Fearing Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fearing Township?
$102,273 (±$44,436) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fearing Township?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fearing Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fearing Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (34%, 4 mi), Parkersburg (9%, 17 mi), Marietta Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fearing 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 Fearing Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fearing 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.