Booth Homestead · Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Wheeling Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Wheeling Township for work; outside it, Cambridge is the main destination (26%, 12 miles). Wheeling Township has 18 jobs for 298 working residents. 5% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wheeling Township: the figures worth knowing
Wheeling Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 51 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 391 hours of commuting, 215 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 44 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Wheeling Township is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Wheeling Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wheeling Township has about 400 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 298 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Wheeling Township: about 51 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheeling Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 211 commuters (the 5% 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.
A workday in Wheeling Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 297 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Wheeling Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 the trip to work from Wheeling Township ends
Where Wheeling Township clocks in
26% 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.
In Wheeling Township, 78% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheeling Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 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 Wheeling Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Wheeling Township
About 22% 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.
Wheeling Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheeling Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Township | – | — | — | 51 min | $65,119 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | D | B− | 26 min | $54,279 |
| Knox Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Linton Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Knox Township and Linton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Monroe Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wheeling 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 Wheeling Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wheeling Township?
$65,119 (±$39,788) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheeling Township?
20.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheeling Township?
51 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wheeling Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (26%, 12 mi), Zanesville (6%, 27 mi), New Concord (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wheeling Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheeling Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheeling 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.