Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Fox Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Fox Township report 25 jobs, against 403 working residents. Hardly any work in Fox Township itself; outside it, Carrollton draws the most (15%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Fox Township in brief
Fox Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Fox Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fox Township has about 580 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fox Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 403 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Fox Township by day and by night
On a workday 402 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Fox Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 31 minutes each way for Fox Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fox Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 437 commuters (the 15% 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 Fox Township goes to work
Where Fox Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
Fox Township makes things: 60% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fox Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 25. 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 Fox Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Fox Township to work
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.
The towns around Fox Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fox Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $70,366 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 30 min | $64,722 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | D− | C | 32 min | $42,813 |
| East Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | C− | D | 29 min | $61,406 |
| Lee Township | under 2% | D− | D | 43 min | $54,219 |
Same-state neighbors only. East Township and Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fox 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 Fox Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fox Township?
$70,366 (±$27,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fox Township?
13.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fox Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fox Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (15%, 10 mi), Canton (8%, 28 mi), Minerva (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fox Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fox Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fox 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.