Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLafayette Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
643 jobs are based in Lafayette Township for 1,742 working residents. The two grades for Lafayette Township are C− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Measured by household income, Lafayette Township is behind 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lafayette Township, in brief
The quickest commute around
Lafayette Township’s 23-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 26 to 32 minutes. Next door ↓
Few Lafayette Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Lafayette Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lafayette Township is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #869 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Lafayette Township’s grade up (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (28.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lafayette Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Lafayette Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lafayette Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,095 commuters (the 3% 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.
Lafayette Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,598 residents head out to work, 144 work right here, and 499 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Lafayette Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
18% of working residents work in Coshocton
Where Lafayette Township clocks in
18% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
What Lafayette Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lafayette Township, 2014 → 2024: 647 → 643. 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 Lafayette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lafayette Township’s workers travel
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Lafayette Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lafayette Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #472 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Lafayette Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,162 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Lafayette Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Lafayette Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,900, Lafayette Township ranks 3,261st of 4,136 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 60 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 68 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,259 | Scottdale PA | 4,271 | $55K | 14.7% | 7.8% | 7% | C− |
| 3,260 | Tazewell VA | 4,291 | $35K | 25.1% | 1.4% | 28% | C− |
| 3,261 | Lafayette Township OH | 4,336 | $54K | 28.6% | 2.6% | 8% | C− |
| 3,262 | Crosby TX | 4,617 | $59K | 36.8% | 9.9% | 1% | C− |
| 3,263 | Port St. Joe FL | 3,995 | $56K | 9.8% | 4.3% | 35% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,136 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lafayette Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Lafayette Township
The biggest share goes to Tuscarawas Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lafayette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | – | C− | B− | 23 min | $53,605 |
| Oxford Township | 2% | D | D− | 26 min | $53,147 |
| White Eyes Township | under 2% | D | C− | 29 min | $34,727 |
| Tuscarawas Township | 5% | D− | C− | 30 min | $29,375 |
| Linton Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Linton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lafayette Township?
$53,605 (±$8,728) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lafayette Township?
28.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lafayette Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lafayette Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coshocton (18%, 5 mi), West Lafayette (6%, 2 mi), Columbus (6%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lafayette Township walkable?
Lafayette Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lafayette Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lafayette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lafayette 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.