Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Linton Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Employers in Linton Township report 30 jobs; 251 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Linton Township; the top destination outside it is Coshocton (22%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Linton Township and work: the main findings
Linton Township is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Linton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Linton Township has about 420 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Linton Township and Coshocton trade workers both ways
Coshocton is the top workplace for Linton Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Linton Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Linton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 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 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Linton Township by day and by night
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Linton Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The places Linton Township commutes to
Where Linton Township clocks in
22% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from Linton Township: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Linton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 360 commuters (the 1% 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 kinds of work in Linton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Linton Township, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 30. 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 Linton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Linton Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 30% 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.
How Linton Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Linton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $69,167 |
| Franklin Township | 3% | C− | D− | 27 min | $47,115 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lafayette Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 23 min | $53,605 |
| Wheeling Township | under 2% | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | D | D− | 26 min | $53,147 |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township and Wheeling Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Linton 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 Linton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Linton Township?
$69,167 (±$23,615) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Linton Township?
4.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Linton Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Linton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coshocton (22%, 7 mi), Columbus (8%, 66 mi), Tuscarawas Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Linton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Linton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linton 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.