Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in White Eyes Township have lower incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. 16.4% of residents are in poverty (Ohio 13.3%). The two grades for White Eyes Township are D for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from White Eyes Township, in brief
White Eyes Township is a place people come home to
There are 132 jobs based in White Eyes Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday White Eyes Township has about 850 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
White Eyes Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few White Eyes Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 519 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind White Eyes Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, White Eyes Township is better than 7% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds White Eyes Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($34,727, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (2.3%) is left out: White Eyes Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, White Eyes Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
In and out of White Eyes Township on a workday
On a workday 506 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 119 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in White Eyes Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.25 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from White Eyes Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Eyes Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 656 commuters (the 4% 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.
8% of working residents work in Coshocton
Where White Eyes Township clocks in
8% of workers
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.
Goods, not services: 67% of the jobs in White Eyes Township
132 jobs are based in White Eyes Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Eyes Township, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 132. 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 White Eyes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from White Eyes Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In White Eyes Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, White Eyes Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 2.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 686 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.0% of White Eyes Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of White Eyes Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How White Eyes Township ranks: 4,244th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,242 | Holcomb Township MO | 1,264 | $49K | 15.7% | 2.5% | 3% | D |
| 4,243 | Brush Creek Township OH | 1,106 | $67K | 23.1% | 0.0% | 2% | D |
| 4,244 | White Eyes Township OH | 1,235 | $35K | 16.4% | 2.3% | 3% | D |
| 4,245 | Orange Township OH | 1,045 | $64K | 22.0% | 5.1% | 3% | D |
| 4,246 | Fort Hancock TX | 1,345 | $48K | 12.3% | 3.2% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of White Eyes Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to White Eyes Township
The biggest share goes to Tuscarawas Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Eyes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Eyes Township | – | D | C− | 29 min | $34,727 |
| Keene Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 19 min | $72,750 |
| Adams Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lafayette Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 23 min | $53,605 |
| Crawford Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 25 min | $79,868 |
| Tuscarawas Township | 5% | D− | C− | 30 min | $29,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Eyes 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 White Eyes Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Eyes Township?
$34,727 (±$20,199) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Eyes Township?
16.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Eyes Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Eyes Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coshocton (8%, 6 mi), Walnut Creek Township (7%, 16 mi), Columbus (7%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is White Eyes Township walkable?
White Eyes Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 2.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White Eyes Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Eyes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Eyes 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.