Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Gratiot works elsewhere
Home is the office for 6% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. 10 jobs are based in Gratiot for 96 working residents. Hardly any stay in Gratiot for work; outside it, Zanesville is the main destination (16%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Gratiot
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Gratiot 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.
Commuting out of Gratiot: the destinations
Where Gratiot clocks in
16% of workers
15% of workers
13% 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.
In Gratiot, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gratiot, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 10. 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 Gratiot’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Gratiot: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gratiot workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 6% 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.
Half of Gratiot commutes less than 14 miles
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 Gratiot
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gratiot workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gratiot | – | — | — | 32 min | $67,083 |
| Hopewell Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 33 min | $96,012 |
| Hopewell Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 39 min | $105,840 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gratiot’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 Gratiot: questions
What is the median household income in Gratiot?
$67,083 (±$14,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gratiot?
8.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gratiot?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gratiot work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Zanesville (16%, 11 mi), Newark (15%, 14 mi), Columbus (13%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gratiot 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 Gratiot, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gratiot
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.