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Jobs & commute in Zanesfield

Zanesfield has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Zanesfield; the top destination outside it is Allen Township (14%, 12 miles). Employers in Zanesfield report 17 jobs, and 88 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 6% of workers (Ohio 13%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Zanesfield: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

88live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday120
190live here− 88head out to work+ 17come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Zanesfield on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Zanesfield to work: where people go

ZanesfieldBelle Center: 2 residents work here (2%)RavennaBellefontaine: 10 residents work here (11%)Marysville: 10 residents work here (11%)Dublin: 2 residents work here (2%)Columbus: 4 residents work here (5%)Franklin TownshipZane TownshipTaylor TownshipJefferson TownshipBokescreek TownshipRushcreek Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Johnson Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Allen Township: 12 residents work here (14%)Perry TownshipLiberty Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Perry Township: 9 residents work here (10%)Allen TownshipBellefontaineMarysvillePerry TownshipColumbusBelle CenterZanesfield
1
Allen Township11.9 mi away
14%12
2
Bellefontaine4.8 mi away
11%10
3
Marysville19.4 mi away
11%10
4
Perry Township5.7 mi away
10%9
5
Columbus43.9 mi away
5%4
6
Belle Center12.3 mi away
2%2
7
Dublin32.1 mi away
2%2
82%2
9
Johnson Township19.3 mi away
2%2
10
Liberty Township10.3 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%33
The top trips

Where Zanesfield clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Most jobs in Zanesfield are in services

Jobs based in ZanesfieldJobs Zanesfield residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms6%28%
Trade, transport & utilities0%16%
Services: health, schools, offices94%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less94%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%20%
Over $3,333 a month6%60%

Who does it

29 or younger94%19%
30 to 546%58%
55 and older0%23%
+113%

Jobs based in Zanesfield, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 17. 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 Zanesfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio

A year of commuting
155 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Zanesfield20 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
6%

of Zanesfield workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Zanesfield gets to work
80%Drive alone
13%Carpool
4%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 82 commuters (the 6% 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.

How far

How far Zanesfield goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 miAllen Township: 14% · 11.9 miBellefontaine: 11% · 4.8 miMarysville: 11% · 19.4 miPerry Township: 10% · 5.7 miColumbus: 5% · 43.9 miBelle Center: 2% · 12.3 miDublin: 2% · 32.1 miRushcreek Township: 2% · 8.2 miJohnson Township: 2% · 19.3 miLiberty Township: 2% · 10.3 miAllen Township 14%Bellefontaine 11%Marysville 11%Perry Township 10%Columbus 5%Zanesfield
ZanesfieldTop destinations (size = commuters)
44%Under 10 mi39 residents
22%10–24 mi19 residents
23%25–50 mi20 residents
11%Over 50 mi10 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Zanesfield: questions

What is the median household income in Zanesfield?

$90,313 (±$15,170) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Zanesfield?

5.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Zanesfield?

20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Zanesfield work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allen Township (14%, 12 mi), Bellefontaine (11%, 5 mi), Marysville (11%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Zanesfield 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 Zanesfield, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Zanesfield

Zanesfield home →

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.