Work, pay and getting to work in Kanauga
0% of workers have no commute at all, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. Hardly any stay in Kanauga for work; outside it, Green Township is the main destination (20%, 7 miles). Employers in Kanauga report 54 jobs; 61 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Kanauga: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).
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 Kanauga to work: where people go
Where Kanauga clocks in
20% of workers
10% 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.
43% of the jobs in Kanauga make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kanauga, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 54. 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 Kanauga’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kanauga
of Kanauga workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 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.
Where in the region Kanauga works
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.
10% of Kanauga works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kanauga workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanauga | – | — | — | — | — |
| Gallipolis | 10% | C− | A | 16 min | $45,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gallipolis. Darker towns draw more of Kanauga’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 Kanauga: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kanauga?
21.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kanauga work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Township (20%, 7 mi), Gallipolis (10%, 3 mi), Springfield Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kanauga without a car?
0% 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 Kanauga, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kanauga
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.