Work & commute · Pike

Work & commute in Pike, OH

About one in 4 of Pike’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are New Lexington (19%), Columbus (10%) and Lancaster (10%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

640 of 2,600 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,960 Pike residents head out of town to work, 640 work right here, and 2,043 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pike.

1,960live here, work elsewhere

640live and work here

2,043work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pike goes to work

New Lexington2.4 mi away

19%506

Columbus46.6 mi away

10%258

Lancaster21.8 mi away

10%250

Zanesville21.4 mi away

5%140

Pike (in town)right here

5%134

Newark29.4 mi away

2%59

Somerset10 mi away

1%30

Logan14.9 mi away

1%30

Rush Creek12.2 mi away

1%28

Heath26.7 mi away

1%25

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%1,140

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Pike commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

31%

27%

24%

17%

31%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pike is balanced between jobs and homes

1.03jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Pike are

2,683 jobs are based in Pike. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pike’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Pike

2,683 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Pike residents hold

2,600 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+4%

Jobs based in Pike, 2013 → 2023: 2,572 → 2,683. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.