Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Mason Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
36 jobs are based in Mason Township for 384 working residents. Hardly any work in Mason Township itself; outside it, Huntington draws the most (21%, 15 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
Mason Township at work: what stands out
Mason Township is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Mason Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mason Township has about 620 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Mason Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Mason Township workers work from home
Only 0% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 384 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Mason Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 384 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Mason Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Mason Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mason Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 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.
Where Mason Township’s working residents head each day
Where Mason Township clocks in
21% of workers
5% 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.
In Mason Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mason Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 36. 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 Mason Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Mason Township to work
About 24% 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 Mason Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Aid Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mason Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $26,094 |
| Windsor Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $69,684 |
| Guyan Township | under 2% | C− | D | 18 min | $69,167 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | 57 min | — |
| Aid Township | 5% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walnut Township: not graded. Aid Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mason 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 Mason Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mason Township?
$26,094 (±$16,492) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mason Township?
46.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mason Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mason Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (21%, 15 mi), Aid Township (5%, 6 mi), Ashland (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mason Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mason Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mason 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.