Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Ohio Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
About one in ten work in Ohio Township; the top destination outside it is Woodsfield (10%, 13 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio State as a whole. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio State and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ohio Township and work: the main findings
Ohio Township is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Ohio Township (Lee Township, Green Township and Salem Township) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Ohio Township has 1.6 per resident. Next door ↓
The jobs in Ohio Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
69% of the jobs based in Ohio Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 48% of the jobs Ohio Township residents hold. 93% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Ohio Township. The jobs ↓
Ohio Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Ohio Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Ohio Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
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 263 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Factories, building and farms: 38% of the jobs in Ohio Township
409 jobs are based in Ohio Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ohio Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 409. 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 Ohio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Ohio Township
On a workday 236 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 382 people come in from elsewhere.
About 970 people are in Ohio Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 daily trip into Ohio Township
Where Ohio Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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.
How long Ohio Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 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 342 commuters (the 5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Ohio Township
About 21% 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.
Ohio Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ohio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $72,895 |
| Lee Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lee Township, Green Township and Salem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 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 Ohio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ohio Township?
$72,895 (±$23,185) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio State and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ohio Township?
8.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio State and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ohio Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio State and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ohio Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodsfield (10%, 13 mi), New Martinsville (10%, 3 mi), Hannibal (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ohio 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 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), 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.