Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSalt Rock Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 1% work in Salt Rock Township itself; outside it, Marion Township draws the most (18%, 8 miles). Employers in Salt Rock Township report 112 jobs, against 262 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Salt Rock Township
Few Salt Rock Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Salt Rock Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. 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 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Time on the road from Salt Rock Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salt Rock Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 486 commuters (the 1% 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.
How many people are in Salt Rock Township by day
On a workday 259 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Salt Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where Salt Rock Township goes to work
Where Salt Rock Township clocks in
18% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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.
81% of the jobs in Salt Rock Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salt Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 112. 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 Salt Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Salt Rock Township to work
About 19% 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.
Salt Rock Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salt Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Rock Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $83,000 |
| Grand Prairie Township | under 2% | A− | D | 34 min | $94,517 |
| Pitt Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Big Island Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 22 min | $43,750 |
| Grand Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Marseilles Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pitt Township, Grand Township and Marseilles Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salt Rock 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 Salt Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salt Rock Township?
$83,000 (±$34,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salt Rock Township?
6.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salt Rock Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salt Rock Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion Township (18%, 8 mi), Marion (14%, 8 mi), Columbus (9%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salt Rock 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 Salt Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salt Rock 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.