Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSharon Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
19 jobs are based in Sharon Township; 125 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Sharon Township itself; outside it, Caldwell draws the most (12%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, 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
Sharon Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Sharon Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 the trip to work from Sharon Township ends
Where Sharon Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 63% of work in Sharon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sharon Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 19. 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 Sharon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Sharon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sharon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 15% 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.
Miles to work from Sharon Township
About 24% 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.
Around Sharon Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Olive Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sharon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $42,500 |
| Olive Township | 4% | B− | A− | 20 min | $55,028 |
| Manchester Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Noble Township | under 2% | C− | D | 22 min | $46,053 |
Same-state neighbors only. Manchester Township and Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sharon 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 Sharon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sharon Township?
$42,500 (±$24,557) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sharon Township?
3.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sharon Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sharon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caldwell (12%, 6 mi), Marietta (11%, 21 mi), Cambridge (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sharon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sharon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sharon 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.