Photo: Bwsmith84 / Bwsmith84 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Palmer Township works elsewhere
18 jobs are based in Palmer Township; 228 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Palmer Township for work; outside it, Marietta is the main destination (14%, 15 miles). 0% of workers work from home; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Palmer Township in brief
Palmer Township is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Palmer Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Palmer Township has about 350 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Palmer 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 ↓
Palmer Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 228 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Palmer Township on a workday
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Palmer 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.
About 28 minutes to work from Palmer Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Palmer Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 531 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.
Commuting out of Palmer Township: the destinations
Where Palmer Township clocks in
14% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Palmer Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Palmer Township, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 18. 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 Palmer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Palmer Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Palmer Township
The biggest share goes to Watertown Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Palmer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $85,769 |
| Fairfield Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 32 min | $74,250 |
| Watertown Township | 3% | B+ | D− | 26 min | $102,986 |
| Windsor Township | under 3% | D | D | 44 min | $55,714 |
| Barlow Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 25 min | $80,130 |
| Wesley Township | under 3% | — | — | 54 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wesley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Palmer 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 Palmer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Palmer Township?
$85,769 (±$35,066) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Palmer Township?
14.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Palmer Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Palmer Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (14%, 15 mi), Parkersburg (7%, 16 mi), Waterford Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Palmer Township without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Palmer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Palmer 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.