Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Seneca Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Seneca Township itself; outside it, Woodsfield draws the most (11%, 9 miles). 2 jobs are based in Seneca Township for 128 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Seneca Township
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Seneca Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting out of Seneca Township: the destinations
Where Seneca Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Seneca Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seneca Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 2. 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.
About 51 minutes each way for Seneca Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.1 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 137 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Seneca Township
About 28% 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 | – | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Malaga Township | under 2% | C− | D | 28 min | $65,000 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marion Township and Summit 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?
2.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seneca Township?
51 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seneca Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodsfield (11%, 9 mi), Barnesville (9%, 12 mi), Sunsbury Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seneca Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 50% 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.