Photo: Zoarite · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Zoar
47 jobs are based in Zoar for 76 working residents. Hardly any stay in Zoar for work; outside it, Canton is the main destination (16%, 14 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Zoar on a workday afternoon
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Zoar on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Zoar to work: where people go
Where Zoar clocks in
16% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Zoar
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zoar, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 47. 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 Zoar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Zoar: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zoar workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Zoar
About 15% 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.
How Zoar compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Wilkshire Hills (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zoar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoar | – | — | — | 21 min | $80,938 |
| Wilkshire Hills | 4% | B | C+ | 22 min | $63,490 |
| Lawrence Township | under 3% | A− | C | 24 min | $81,402 |
| Sandy Township | 3% | B | C | 26 min | $59,415 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Zoar’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 Zoar: questions
What is the median household income in Zoar?
$80,938 (±$23,966) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zoar?
7.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zoar?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zoar work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (16%, 14 mi), Jackson Township (11%, 18 mi), Dover (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zoar 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 Zoar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zoar
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.