Photo: Lindsay Brainard · CC BY-SA 3.0Gustavus Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 1% work in Gustavus Township; the top destination outside it is Bazetta Township (7%, 12 miles). There are 75 jobs in Gustavus Township; 383 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Gustavus Township stands out on work
Gustavus Township is a place people come home to
There are 75 jobs based in Gustavus Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gustavus Township has about 500 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Gustavus 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 383 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Gustavus Township by day
On a workday 378 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Gustavus Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Time on the road from Gustavus Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gustavus Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 288 commuters (the 12% 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 Gustavus Township goes to work
Where Gustavus Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Gustavus Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gustavus Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 75. 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 Gustavus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Gustavus Township
About 16% 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.
Gustavus Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Johnston Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gustavus Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavus Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $46,313 |
| Greene Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Johnston Township | 5% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,875 |
| Kinsman Township | 2% | B− | D | 40 min | $62,153 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greene Township and Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gustavus 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 Gustavus Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gustavus Township?
$46,313 (±$15,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gustavus Township?
18.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gustavus Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gustavus Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bazetta Township (7%, 12 mi), Youngstown (6%, 25 mi), Johnston Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gustavus Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gustavus Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gustavus 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.