Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Knox Township works elsewhere
20% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. Knox Township has 12 jobs, and 237 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Knox Township for work; outside it, Cambridge is the main destination (28%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Knox Township, in a few figures
Knox Township is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Knox Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Knox Township has about 300 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Knox Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
28% of Knox Township works in Cambridge
66 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Cambridge, 7.5 miles away. That’s far more as work in Knox Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Knox Township
On a workday 236 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Knox Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Each way, about 37 minutes from Knox Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Knox Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 20% 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 places Knox Township commutes to
Where Knox Township clocks in
28% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Knox Township: what the 12 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Knox Township, 2014 → 2024: 17 → 12. 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 Knox Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Knox Township’s workers travel
About 22% 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 Knox Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Knox Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $48,646 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | C | C− | 18 min | $77,794 |
| Wheeling Township | under 2% | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wheeling Township, Liberty Township and Monroe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Knox 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 Knox Township: questions
What is the median household income in Knox Township?
$48,646 (±$31,720) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Knox Township?
25.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knox Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Knox Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (28%, 8 mi), Jackson Township (7%, 11 mi), Zanesville (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Knox 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 Knox Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knox 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.