Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Homer Township works elsewhere
Employers in Homer Township report 70 jobs, and 355 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Homer Township; the top destination outside it is Zanesville (14%, 31 miles). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Homer Township and work: the main findings
Homer Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 48 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 368 hours of commuting, 192 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Homer Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Homer Township is Zanesville, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (51) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Homer Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Homer Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Homer Township has about 690 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 355 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 48 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homer Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 458 commuters (the 4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Homer Township
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How a workday changes Homer Township
On a workday 349 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Homer Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Homer Township commutes to
Where Homer Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Homer Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Homer Township, 2014 → 2024: 108 → 70. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Homer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Homer Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Township | – | — | — | 48 min | $75,712 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Marion Township | under 2% | D | D− | 44 min | $61,607 |
| Trimble Township | under 2% | C− | C | 32 min | $58,063 |
| Ames Township | under 2% | C | B− | 27 min | $83,500 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 36 min | $42,548 |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Homer 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 2024, 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 Homer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Homer Township?
$75,712 (±$13,547) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homer Township?
4.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homer Township?
48 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homer Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Zanesville (14%, 31 mi), Athens (6%, 14 mi), McConnelsville (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Homer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Homer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homer Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.