Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Wayne Township works elsewhere
Employers in Wayne Township report 9 jobs, against 246 working residents. Hardly any work in Wayne Township itself; outside it, Barnesville draws the most (7%, 8 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wayne Township in brief
Wayne Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 76 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 583 hours of commuting, 406 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 38 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Wayne Township is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Wayne Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wayne Township has about 460 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Wayne Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Wayne Township fell from 873 in 2013 to 9 in 2023, −99%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Wayne Township spends getting to work: about 76 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 24.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wayne Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 231 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.
Who commutes out of Wayne Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 245 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Wayne Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
In Wayne Township, 56% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 873 → 9. 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 Wayne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Wayne Township: the destinations
Where Wayne Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
The commute from Wayne Township, by distance
About 27% 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.
The towns around Wayne Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | — | — | 76 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Somerset Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 38 min | $77,404 |
| Goshen Township | under 3% | C | C | 25 min | $52,566 |
| Malaga Township | under 3% | C− | D | 28 min | $65,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wayne 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 Wayne Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
22.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne Township?
76 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Barnesville (7%, 8 mi), Wheeling (7%, 23 mi), St. Clairsville (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wayne Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 47% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wayne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wayne 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.