Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Scott Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Scott Township has 25 jobs, against 246 working residents. Hardly any stay in Scott Township for work; outside it, Marion is the main destination (18%, 8 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Scott Township, in a few figures
Scott Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Scott Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Scott Township has about 290 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Scott Township and Marion trade workers both ways
Marion is the top workplace for Scott Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Scott Township come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Scott 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 ↓
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 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Scott Township by day and by night
On a workday 246 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Scott Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Scott Township’s working residents head each day
Where Scott Township clocks in
18% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Scott Township
of Scott Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 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.
Making and building: 76% of jobs based in Scott Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scott Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 25. 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 Scott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Scott Township’s workers travel
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.
10% of Scott Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Claridon Township | 10% | B | D | 24 min | $78,750 |
| Dallas Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Tully Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Prairie Township | under 2% | A− | D | 34 min | $94,517 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dallas Township and Tully Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Claridon Township. Darker towns draw more of Scott 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 Scott Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Scott Township?
2.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Scott Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (18%, 8 mi), Marion Township (11%, 8 mi), Claridon Township (10%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Scott Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scott 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.