Photo: Nyttend · Public domainVernon Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Vernon Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (10%, 61 miles). Employers in Vernon Township report 65 jobs, against 354 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Vernon Township, in a few figures
Vernon Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Vernon Township is Columbus, 61 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (37) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Vernon Township is a place people come home to
There are 65 jobs based in Vernon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Vernon Township has about 470 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 354 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Vernon Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily flow of workers through Vernon Township
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Vernon Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Vernon Township to work: where people go
Where Vernon Township clocks in
10% 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.
Making and building: 69% of jobs based in Vernon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon Township, 2014 → 2024: 66 → 65. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Vernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Vernon Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vernon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 352 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.
Next door to Vernon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $85,244 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Sandusky Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Auburn Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Sharon Township | under 2% | C | C | 23 min | $60,684 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B | C | 26 min | $81,094 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township and Sandusky Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Auburn Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vernon 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 2024, 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 Vernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vernon Township?
$85,244 (±$17,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon Township?
5.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vernon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (10%, 61 mi), Bucyrus (9%, 11 mi), Mansfield (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Vernon Township 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 Vernon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vernon Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.