Most of Pike Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 4% of workers (Ohio 13%). 29 jobs are based in Pike Township, against 268 working residents. Hardly any work in Pike Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (24%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pike Township in brief
Pike Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Pike Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pike Township has about 350 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pike Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pike Township is Columbus, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 24% of working residents (64) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The quickest commute around
Pike Township’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 24 to 29 minutes. Next door ↓
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 268 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Pike Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 267 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Pike Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pike Township
About 15% 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.
Where Pike Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pike Township clocks in
24% of workers
8% 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.
66% of the jobs in Pike Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 29. 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 Pike Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pike Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 239 commuters (the 4% 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.
Work in the towns next to Pike Township
The biggest share goes to Darby Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $108,079 |
| Goshen Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 29 min | $73,902 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A | D− | 25 min | $108,438 |
| Somerford Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 28 min | $117,365 |
| Darby Township | 3% | A | B+ | 24 min | $121,546 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pike 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 Pike Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pike Township?
$108,079 (±$21,494) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike Township?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pike Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (24%, 25 mi), Dublin (8%, 16 mi), Plain City (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pike Township without a car?
0% 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 Pike Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pike 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.