Most of Ohio Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Ohio Township itself; outside it, Gallipolis draws the most (12%, 13 miles). Employers in Ohio Township report 22 jobs, and 366 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, where Ohio State has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Ohio Township stands out on work
Ohio Township by day and by night
On a workday 362 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Ohio Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Ohio Township’s residents
Where Ohio Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
What Ohio Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ohio Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 22. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ohio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Ohio Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ohio Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio State. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 330 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio State: 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.
How far it is to work from Ohio Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Ohio Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Guyan Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ohio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $42,301 |
| Guyan Township | 3% | C− | D | 18 min | $69,167 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | D | D− | 29 min | $48,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ohio 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 2024, 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 Ohio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ohio Township?
$42,301 (±$15,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio State and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ohio Township?
9.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio State and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ohio Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio State and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ohio Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallipolis (12%, 13 mi), Green Township (12%, 13 mi), Huntington (11%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ohio Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ohio Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ohio Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.