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Jobs & commute in Roundhead Township

Most of Roundhead Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). There are 34 jobs in Roundhead Township, and 238 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Roundhead Township for work; outside it, Kenton is the main destination (11%, 13 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Roundhead Township and work: the main findings

Roundhead Township is a place people come home to

There are 34 jobs based in Roundhead Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Roundhead Township has about 450 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Roundhead Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

Few Roundhead Township workers work from home

Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

In and out of Roundhead Township on a workday

On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.

234live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
30work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night650
Workday450
650live here− 230head out to work+ 30come in to work= 450on a workday

About 450 people are in Roundhead Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.14jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

From Roundhead Township, about 29 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
222 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Roundhead Township29 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Roundhead Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Roundhead Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
17%Carpool

Share of the 468 commuters (the 2% 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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Roundhead Township’s residents

AlgerMidwayMcGuffey: 11 residents work here (5%)New WashingtonAda: 10 residents work here (4%)Bluffton: 4 residents work here (2%)Kenton: 26 residents work here (11%)Bellefontaine: 7 residents work here (3%)Lima: 19 residents work here (8%)Columbus: 10 residents work here (4%)Marion TownshipMcDonald TownshipGoshen TownshipLiberty TownshipBath Township: 11 residents work here (5%)Roundhead TownshipAllen Township: 8 residents work here (3%)Wayne TownshipPerry Township: 6 residents work here (3%)American TownshipKentonLimaMcGuffeyBath TownshipAdaColumbusRoundhead Township
1
Kenton13 mi away
11%26
2
Lima17.2 mi away
8%19
3
McGuffey7.7 mi away
5%11
4
Bath Township16.6 mi away
5%11
5
Ada12.3 mi away
4%10
6
Columbus61.8 mi away
4%10
7
Allen Township30.5 mi away
3%8
8
Bellefontaine16.4 mi away
3%7
9
Perry Township22.3 mi away
3%6
10
Bluffton20.9 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%126
The top trips

Where Roundhead Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Roundhead Township, 76% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Roundhead TownshipJobs Roundhead Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms76%34%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices24%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less15%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%25%
Over $3,333 a month47%61%

Who does it

29 or younger21%22%
30 to 5447%53%
55 and older32%25%
+0%

Jobs based in Roundhead Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 34. 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 Roundhead Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Roundhead Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miKenton: 11% · 13 miLima: 8% · 17.2 miMcGuffey: 5% · 7.7 miBath Township: 5% · 16.6 miAda: 4% · 12.3 miColumbus: 4% · 61.8 miAllen Township: 3% · 30.5 miBellefontaine: 3% · 16.4 miPerry Township: 3% · 22.3 miBluffton: 2% · 20.9 miKenton 11%Lima 8%McGuffey 5%Bath Township 5%Ada 4%Roundhead Township
Roundhead TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi26 residents
50%10–24 mi120 residents
18%25–50 mi43 residents
21%Over 50 mi49 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Roundhead Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Marion Township24 min
Goshen Township24 min
Wayne Township26 min
McDonald Township27 min
Roundhead Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownRoundhead Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Roundhead Township–——29 min$66,908
McDonald Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Marion Townshipunder 2%D−C−24 min$45,000
Wayne Townshipunder 2%C+C26 min$64,893
Goshen Townshipunder 2%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. McDonald Township: not graded. Goshen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Roundhead Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Roundhead Township: questions

What is the median household income in Roundhead Township?

$66,908 (±$25,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Roundhead Township?

8.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Roundhead Township?

29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Roundhead Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenton (11%, 13 mi), Lima (8%, 17 mi), McGuffey (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Roundhead Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Roundhead Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Roundhead Township

Roundhead Township home →

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.