With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Moorefield Township works elsewhere
36 jobs are based in Moorefield Township, and 148 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Moorefield Township for work; outside it, New Philadelphia is the main destination (6%, 26 miles). A typical one-way commute from Moorefield Township lasts 34 minutes (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Moorefield Township by day
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Moorefield Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Moorefield Township commutes to
Where Moorefield Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Moorefield Township: what the 36 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moorefield Township, 2013 → 2023: 172 → 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 Moorefield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes each way for Moorefield Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moorefield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 199 commuters (the 8% 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 distance from Moorefield Township to work
About 27% 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 Moorefield Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moorefield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorefield Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $48,750 |
| Nottingham Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Athens Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Flushing Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 26 min | $55,398 |
| Freeport Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nottingham Township, Athens Township and Freeport Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moorefield 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 Moorefield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moorefield Township?
$48,750 (±$43,584) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moorefield Township?
4.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moorefield Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moorefield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Philadelphia (6%, 26 mi), Cadiz (5%, 9 mi), Dover (4%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Moorefield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moorefield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moorefield 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.