Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWesley Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any work in Wesley Township; the top destination outside it is Marietta (12%, 19 miles). Wesley Township has 18 jobs, and 363 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, 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
What the numbers say about work in Wesley Township
Wesley Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 54 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 414 hours of commuting, 238 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (28 to 44 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Wesley Township is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Wesley Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wesley Township has about 590 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Wesley Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 363 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Wesley Township’s commute takes about 54 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wesley Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 195 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.
In and out of Wesley Township on a workday
On a workday 363 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Wesley Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Wesley Township goes to work
Where Wesley Township clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
In Wesley Township, 39% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wesley Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 18. 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 Wesley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Wesley Township, by distance
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.
Wesley Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wesley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Township | – | — | — | 54 min | — |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 32 min | $74,250 |
| Windsor Township | under 2% | D | D | 44 min | $55,714 |
| Decatur Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 36 min | $72,554 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | D | D− | 44 min | $61,607 |
| Palmer Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Bern Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Palmer Township and Bern Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wesley 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 Wesley Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wesley Township?
56.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wesley Township?
54 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wesley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (12%, 19 mi), Parkersburg (11%, 19 mi), Barlow Township (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wesley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wesley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wesley 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.