Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Jefferson Township works elsewhere
Jefferson Township has 56 jobs, and 257 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Jefferson Township itself; outside it, West Union draws the most (13%, 13 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Jefferson Township apart
Jefferson Township is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Jefferson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
The quickest commute around
Jefferson Township’s 19-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 26 to 58 minutes. Next door ↓
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 257 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Jefferson Township
On a workday 256 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Jefferson Township
About 35% 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.
The places Jefferson Township commutes to
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Jefferson Township works in goods: 84% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2014 → 2024: 29 → 56. 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 Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Jefferson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jefferson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 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.
The towns around Jefferson Township
The biggest share goes to Brush Creek Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 58 min | — |
| Brush Creek Township | 2% | D | D− | 50 min | $67,308 |
| Meigs Township | 2% | D− | C− | 30 min | $59,792 |
| Brush Creek Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 47 min | $75,313 |
| Nile Township | under 2% | D | C | 26 min | $56,941 |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
38.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Union (13%, 13 mi), Portsmouth (5%, 20 mi), Seaman (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jefferson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jefferson 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.