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Jobs & commute in Jackson Township

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Jackson Township works elsewhere

Only 2% work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, Caldwell draws the most (10%, 9 miles). There are 92 jobs in Jackson Township, and 207 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.

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

What stands out · In brief

Jobs and commuting in Jackson Township: the gist

Few Jackson Township workers work from home

Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓

Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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 207 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Time on the road

Time on the road from Jackson Township: about 28 minutes

A year of commuting
211 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jackson Township28 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Jackson Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 52 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.

Day and night

In and out of Jackson Township on a workday

On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.

202live here, work elsewhere
5live and work here
87work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night500
Workday390
500live here− 200head out to work+ 87come in to work= 390on a workday

About 390 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.44jobs 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

The places Jackson Township commutes to

Caldwell: 21 residents work here (10%)Belpre: 4 residents work here (2%)Cambridge: 14 residents work here (7%)Marietta: 11 residents work here (5%)Zanesville: 8 residents work here (4%)Columbus: 8 residents work here (4%)Richland Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Olive Township: 20 residents work here (10%)Warren Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Jefferson TownshipBethel TownshipJackson Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Adams TownshipJackson TownshipNoble TownshipAurelius TownshipElk TownshipCenter TownshipCenter TownshipCaldwellOlive TownshipCambridgeMariettaZanesvilleColumbusJackson Township
1
Caldwell9.3 mi away
10%21
2
Olive Township6.1 mi away
10%20
3
Cambridge28.4 mi away
7%14
4
Marietta13.7 mi away
5%11
5
Zanesville35.3 mi away
4%8
6
Columbus82 mi away
4%8
7
Warren Township14.4 mi away
2%5
8
Belpre23.4 mi away
2%4
9
Richland Township44.8 mi away
2%4
10
Jackson Township24.7 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%108
The top trips

Where Jackson Township 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

86% of the jobs in Jackson Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Jackson TownshipJobs Jackson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms25%27%
Trade, transport & utilities74%20%
Services: health, schools, offices1%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month9%34%
Over $3,333 a month86%50%

Who does it

29 or younger23%25%
30 to 5454%55%
55 and older23%20%
+37%

Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 92. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Jackson Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCaldwell: 10% · 9.3 miOlive Township: 10% · 6.1 miCambridge: 7% · 28.4 miMarietta: 5% · 13.7 miZanesville: 4% · 35.3 miColumbus: 4% · 82 miWarren Township: 2% · 14.4 miBelpre: 2% · 23.4 miRichland Township: 2% · 44.8 miJackson Township: 2% · 24.7 miCaldwell 10%Olive Township 10%Cambridge 7%Marietta 5%Zanesville 4%Jackson Township
Jackson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi54 residents
30%10–24 mi60 residents
21%25–50 mi41 residents
23%Over 50 mi45 residents

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 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Jackson Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Adams Township22 min
Center Township27 min
Jefferson Township27 min
Jackson Township28 min
Aurelius Township53 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJackson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jackson Township–——28 min—
Adams Townshipunder 2%CD−22 min$79,643
Center Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Jefferson Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Aurelius Townshipunder 2%——53 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Jefferson Township and Aurelius Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Jackson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Jackson Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?

29.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Jackson Township?

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

Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caldwell (10%, 9 mi), Olive Township (10%, 6 mi), Cambridge (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Jackson Township

Jackson Township 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.