Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLetart Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Letart Township has 158 jobs, against 295 working residents. Only 7% work in Letart Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (7%, 94 miles). 24% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Letart Township
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
A lot of Letart Township works from home
24% of Letart Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Letart Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 295 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Letart Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 32% 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.
About 29 minutes to work from Letart Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Letart Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 227 commuters (the 24% 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.
In and out of Letart Township on a workday
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Letart Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Out of Letart Township to work: where people go
Where Letart Township clocks in
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.
Making and building: 61% of jobs based in Letart Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Letart Township, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 158. 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 Letart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Letart Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Letart Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letart Township | – | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Sutton Township | under 3% | C− | C | 34 min | $41,413 |
| Lebanon Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lebanon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Letart 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 Letart Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Letart Township?
30.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Letart Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Letart Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (7%, 94 mi), Racine (6%, 4 mi), Athens (5%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Letart Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Letart Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Letart 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.