Photo: Nyttend · Public domainKnox Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute from Knox Township lasts 36 minutes (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Employers in Knox Township report 60 jobs, and 206 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Knox Township for work; outside it, Athens is the main destination (11%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Knox Township and work: the main findings
Knox Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Knox Township is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Knox Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Knox Township has about 390 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 206 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 36 minutes each way for Knox Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 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 252 commuters (the 10% 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.
Knox Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 205 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Knox Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Knox Township ends
Where Knox Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Knox Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Knox Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 60. 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 Knox Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Knox Township works
About 26% 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.
Around Knox Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Madison Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Knox Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $63,487 |
| Lee Township | under 3% | B | C− | 26 min | $81,761 |
| Madison Township | 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Waterloo Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 34 min | $67,188 |
| Brown Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Columbia Township | under 3% | D | D | 27 min | $59,479 |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township and Brown 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 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 Knox Township: questions
What is the median household income in Knox Township?
$63,487 (±$44,346) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Knox Township?
9.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knox Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Knox Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (11%, 11 mi), McArthur (9%, 10 mi), Jackson (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.