Photo: Brian Flanagan · CC BY-SA 3.0At 1.2%, unemployment in Hocking Township is lower than in 93% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 34 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S. The two grades for Hocking Township are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 2% stay in Hocking Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (26%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Hocking Township
Hocking Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Hocking Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hocking Township is Columbus, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (446) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs in Hocking Township pay over $40,000 a year
78% of the jobs based in Hocking Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Hocking Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hocking Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #234 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 55% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hocking Township could be anywhere from B to A.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Hocking Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hocking Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,695 commuters (the 8% 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.
Hocking Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
78% of the jobs in Hocking Township pay over $3,333 a month
678 jobs are based in Hocking Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hocking Township, 2013 → 2023: 697 → 678. 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 Hocking Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Hocking Township
On a workday 1,691 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 642 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Hocking Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Hocking Township to work: where people go
Where Hocking Township clocks in
26% of workers
18% of workers
2% 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.
For most of Hocking Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hocking Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns, #632 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,837 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Hocking Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hocking Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900, Hocking Township ranks 706th of 3,627 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 34 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 704 | Naples Park FL | 5,122 | $80K | 6.2% | 1.9% | 6% | A− |
| 705 | Palmetto GA | 5,298 | $81K | 9.4% | 1.2% | 2% | A− |
| 706 | Hocking Township OH | 5,087 | $87K | 5.9% | 1.2% | 2% | A− |
| 707 | Swatara Township PA | 5,073 | $80K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2% | A− |
| 708 | East Pasadena CA | 5,479 | $109K | 9.3% | 4.0% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hocking Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
18% of Hocking Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hocking Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocking Township | – | A− | C | 34 min | $86,958 |
| Lancaster | 18% | C+ | B+ | 28 min | $59,133 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 34 min | $94,653 |
| Berne Township | under 2% | B | C− | 28 min | $83,463 |
| Amanda Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 35 min | $80,699 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lancaster. Darker towns draw more of Hocking 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 Hocking Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hocking Township?
$86,958 (±$15,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hocking Township?
5.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hocking Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hocking Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (26%, 27 mi), Lancaster (18%, 4 mi), Canal Winchester (2%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hocking Township walkable?
Hocking Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hocking Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hocking Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hocking 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.