Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOak Run Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Oak Run Township has 45 jobs, against 234 working residents. Hardly any work in Oak Run Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (30%, 24 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Oak Run Township at work: what stands out
Oak Run Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Oak Run Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Oak Run Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Oak Run Township is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Oak Run Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oak Run Township has about 330 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Oak Run Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Oak Run Township work
Where Oak Run Township clocks in
30% of workers
15% 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.
Oak Run Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Oak Run 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.
About 30 minutes to work from Oak Run Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Run Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 207 commuters (the 15% 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.
Goods jobs make up 60% of work in Oak Run Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Run Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 45. 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 Oak Run Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Oak Run Township
About 16% 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.
Next door to Oak Run Township
The biggest share goes to Union Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Run Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Run Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $90,541 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | A | D− | 27 min | $106,050 |
| Range Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Union Township | 3% | B+ | D− | 22 min | $94,250 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 30 min | $100,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Range Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Run 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 Oak Run Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Run Township?
$90,541 (±$17,151) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Run Township?
1.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Run Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Run Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (30%, 24 mi), London (15%, 7 mi), Grove City (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oak Run Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Run Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Run 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.