With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Seneca Township works elsewhere
11 jobs are based in Seneca Township; 143 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Seneca Township for work; outside it, Cambridge is the main destination (15%, 15 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Seneca Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 142 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Seneca Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The places Seneca Township commutes to
Where Seneca Township clocks in
15% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Seneca Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seneca Township, 2013 → 2023: 125 → 11. 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 Seneca Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Seneca Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seneca Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 134 commuters (the 11% 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 distance from Seneca Township to work
About 31% 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 to Seneca Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seneca Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Township | – | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Marion Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township, Buffalo Township and Marion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seneca 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 Seneca Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Seneca Township?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seneca Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seneca Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (15%, 15 mi), Caldwell (8%, 11 mi), Columbus (5%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seneca 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 Seneca Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seneca 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.