Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLudlow Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 5 jobs in Ludlow Township; 125 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Ludlow Township itself; outside it, Marietta draws the most (24%, 16 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Ludlow Township
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Ludlow Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 Ludlow Township ends
Where Ludlow Township clocks in
24% 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.
The kinds of work in Ludlow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ludlow Township, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 5. 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 Ludlow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Ludlow Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ludlow Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ludlow Township
About 25% 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 Ludlow Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ludlow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $81,543 |
| Independence Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Grandview Township | under 2% | D− | C+ | 28 min | $32,857 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Independence Township, Liberty Township and Bethel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ludlow 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 Ludlow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ludlow Township?
$81,543 (±$31,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ludlow Township?
3.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ludlow Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ludlow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (24%, 16 mi), Marietta Township (6%, 14 mi), St. Marys (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ludlow Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ludlow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ludlow 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.