Nearly 11.8 million people live in Ohio, and they share a lot more than a love of sports teams and quality ice cream – just don’t make us choose between Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and Graeter’s. © Adam Cairns, Adam Cairns The 108-foot-tall Giant Wheel Ferris wheel towers over a favorite Ohio pastime: the Ohio State Fair. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau offers some insight into who lives here and how they spend their time. Load Error Where Ohioans work Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Nearly all Ohioans, unsurprisingly, work in Ohio. Only 2.7% work outside the state. Most work for private companies – 70.2%, compared to 12.2% employed by the government and 9.6% by nonprofits. Most Ohioans (81.2%) drive alone to work, but 7.6% carpool, 2.2% walk and 1.4% take public transportation. The average commute takes about 23.7 minutes one way – slightly lower than the national average of 26.9 minutes. Once…
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