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Jobs & commute in Green Camp

Green Camp has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

66 jobs are based in Green Camp, and 117 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Green Camp itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (14%, 40 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Ohio 13%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Green Camp: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 115 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.

115live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
64work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night310
Workday250
310live here− 120head out to work+ 64come in to work= 250on a workday

About 250 people are in Green Camp on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.56jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Green Camp to work: where people go

Green CampLa Rue: 3 residents work here (3%)New BloomingtonProspectRichwoodBellefontaineMarion: 11 residents work here (9%)Marysville: 6 residents work here (5%)Delaware: 4 residents work here (3%)Columbus: 16 residents work here (14%)Marion Township: 13 residents work here (11%)Big Island Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Claridon Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Montgomery TownshipAllen Township: 3 residents work here (3%)ColumbusMarion TownshipMarionMarysvilleDelawareLa RueGreen Camp
1
Columbus39.5 mi away
14%16
2
Marion Township6.3 mi away
11%13
3
Marion6.3 mi away
9%11
4
Marysville22.8 mi away
5%6
5
Delaware18.3 mi away
3%4
6
La Rue9.7 mi away
3%3
73%3
8
Claridon Township11.1 mi away
3%3
9
Allen Township24.7 mi away
3%3
10
Green Camp (in town)right here
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%53
The top trips

Where Green Camp clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

The kinds of work in Green Camp

Jobs based in Green CampJobs Green Camp residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms3%28%
Trade, transport & utilities41%16%
Services: health, schools, offices56%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less32%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%20%
Over $3,333 a month36%71%

Who does it

29 or younger47%17%
30 to 5433%51%
55 and older20%32%
−36%

Jobs based in Green Camp, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 66. 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 Green Camp’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Green Camp: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
180 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Green Camp24 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Green Camp workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Green Camp gets to work
89%Drive alone
5%Carpool
2%Walk
5%Other

Share of the 222 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.

How far

How many miles Green Camp commutes

10 mi25 mi45 miColumbus: 14% · 39.5 miMarion Township: 11% · 6.3 miMarion: 9% · 6.3 miMarysville: 5% · 22.8 miDelaware: 3% · 18.3 miLa Rue: 3% · 9.7 miBig Island Township: 3% · 5 miClaridon Township: 3% · 11.1 miAllen Township: 3% · 24.7 miColumbus 14%Marion Township 11%Marion 9%Marysville 5%Delaware 3%Green Camp
Green CampTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi37 residents
20%10–24 mi23 residents
32%25–50 mi37 residents
17%Over 50 mi20 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Green Camp: questions

What is the median household income in Green Camp?

$56,250 (±$10,093) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Green Camp?

4.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Green Camp?

24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Green Camp work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (14%, 40 mi), Marion Township (11%, 6 mi), Marion (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Green Camp without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Green Camp, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Green Camp

Green Camp home →

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.