Photo: Linda Tanner · CC BY 2.0Lawrence Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
82 jobs are based in Lawrence Township, against 361 working residents. Only 2% work in Lawrence Township itself; outside it, Marietta draws the most (26%, 8 miles). 21% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lawrence Township, in brief
Lawrence Township is a place people come home to
There are 82 jobs based in Lawrence Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lawrence Township has about 520 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lawrence Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Lawrence Township works from home
21% of Lawrence Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
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 361 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Lawrence Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 353 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Lawrence Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
About 30 minutes each way for Lawrence Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lawrence Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 283 commuters (the 21% 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 people from Lawrence Township work
Where Lawrence Township clocks in
26% 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.
Lawrence Township makes things: 93% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lawrence Township, 2013 → 2023: 156 → 82. 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 Lawrence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lawrence Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
The towns around Lawrence Township
The biggest share goes to Marietta Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lawrence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $83,188 |
| Newport Township | 2% | B− | C− | 33 min | $82,078 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Independence Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Fearing Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Marietta Township | 7% | D | C− | 18 min | $55,765 |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Independence Township and Fearing Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lawrence 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 Lawrence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lawrence Township?
$83,188 (±$14,729) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lawrence Township?
24.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lawrence Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lawrence Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (26%, 8 mi), Marietta Township (7%, 7 mi), Parkersburg (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lawrence Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lawrence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lawrence 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.