Most of Thornport commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 166 jobs in Thornport for 358 working residents. Only 2% work in Thornport; the top destination outside it is Newark (10%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Thornport
From Thornport, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thornport workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 479 commuters (the 13% 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.
How a workday changes Thornport
On a workday 351 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Thornport on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 towns that employ Thornport’s residents
Where Thornport clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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.
What Thornport’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thornport, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 166. 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 Thornport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Thornport commutes
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 Thornport: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thornport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornport | – | — | — | 30 min | $110,313 |
| Harbor Hills | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $86,136 |
| Licking Township | under 3% | A− | C | 26 min | $92,048 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thornport’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 Thornport: questions
What is the median household income in Thornport?
$110,313 (±$47,605) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thornport?
3.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thornport?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thornport work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (10%, 10 mi), Columbus (10%, 30 mi), Lancaster (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thornport without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thornport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thornport
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.