Summit Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 2% work in Summit Township itself; outside it, Woodsfield draws the most (30%, 6 miles). Summit Township has 41 jobs for 203 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Summit Township apart
Summit Township is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Summit Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Summit Township has about 410 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Summit Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Summit Township and Woodsfield trade workers both ways
Woodsfield is the top workplace for Summit Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Summit Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Summit Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 199 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Summit Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Summit Township’s commute takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summit Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where people from Summit Township work
Where Summit Township clocks in
30% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Summit Township works in goods: 44% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summit Township, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 41. 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 Summit Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Summit Township goes to work
About 25% 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.
Summit Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Center Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $76,688 |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Seneca Township | under 1% | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Malaga Township | under 1% | C− | D | 28 min | $65,000 |
| Center Township | 1% | D− | A− | 28 min | $48,887 |
Same-state neighbors only. Franklin Township, Wayne Township and Seneca Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summit 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 Summit Township: questions
What is the median household income in Summit Township?
$76,688 (±$7,644) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summit Township?
10.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summit Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summit Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodsfield (30%, 6 mi), Cambridge (6%, 25 mi), Barnesville (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Summit Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Summit Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summit 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.