# Hocking County, Ohio: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Falls Township, Logan and Green Township No data center or power plant project is on record in Hocking County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Hocking County is home to Falls Township, Logan, Green Township and Marion Township. Employers here counted 7,527 jobs in 2025, up 14.4% from 2019 (the 5th fastest growth of 88 Ohio counties). Next door, Fairfield County has 3 data centers and 220 MW of planned generation. Unemployment was 3.9% in August 2026, against 4.7% in 2019. Electrical contractors employ 43, down 2.3% since 2019 against up 37.0% statewide, at an average $55,832 a year. +14.4% total jobs since 2019, now 7,527 19.33¢ per kWh for Ohio Power Co residential customers, 2024 27,512 residents, 2025 ## Cities and towns in Hocking County Hocking County is home to Falls Township, Logan, Green Township and Marion Township. Falls Township11,608 residents Logan7,164 residents Green Township3,185 residents Marion Township2,453 residents Perry Township2,356 residents Starr Township1,414 residents Good Hope Township1,313 residents Ward Township1,175 residents Washington Township1,135 residents Salt Creek Township1,100 residents Laurel Township1,053 residents Benton Township720 residents Laurelville503 residents Murray City343 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Carbon Hill, Haydenville, Hide-A-Way Hills, Rockbridge, West Logan. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Hocking County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Ohio | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 28,040 | 27,512 | ▼ 1.9% | 78th of 88 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 6,579 | 7,527 | ▲ 14.4% | 5th of 88 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $33,541 | $40,023 | ▲ 19.3% | — | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 44 | 43 | ▼ 2.3% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.7% | 3.9% | ▼ 0.8pts | — | Ohio Power Co is the largest utility serving Hocking County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 19.33¢/kWh in 2024, above the 15.40¢ median for Ohio utilities. 27,512 people live here, down 1.9% since 2020. ## Who powers Hocking County ### Utilities with service territory in Hocking County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ohio Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,339,232 | 19.33¢ | 22% | | South Central Power Company | Cooperative | Bundled | 117,469 | 14.87¢ | 14% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Hocking County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Hocking County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 7,527 | $40,023 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 43 | $55,832 | 0.79 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Hocking County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Hocking County. Ohio has 105 local measures on record statewide, and 1 neighboring county has one: [Pickaway County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/pickaway-county). ## Hocking County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Hocking County, Fairfield County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Hocking County | 27,512 | ▲ 14.4% | — | — | — | — | | Athens County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/athens-county) | 63,197 | ▲ 2.3% | — | — | — | — | | Fairfield County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/fairfield-county) | 169,752 | ▲ 9.1% | — | 220 MW | 3 | — | | Perry County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/perry-county) | 35,918 | ▼ 5.1% | 6 MW | — | — | — | | Pickaway County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/pickaway-county) | 62,978 | ▲ 18.5% | 764 MW | — | — | 1 | | Ross County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/ross-county) | 76,429 | ▼ 2.6% | 582 MW | 12 MW | — | — | | Vinton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/vinton-county) | 12,645 | ▼ 3.6% | 978 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Ohio [All Ohio countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio)[Fairfield County169,752 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/fairfield-county)[Ross County76,429 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/ross-county)[Athens County63,197 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/athens-county)[Pickaway County62,978 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/pickaway-county)[Perry County35,918 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/perry-county) ## Hocking County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Hocking County, Ohio? 2 utilities have service territory in Hocking County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company. The largest, Ohio Power Co, charged residential customers 19.33¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Falls Township, OH in? Falls Township is in Hocking County, Ohio. About 11,608 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### Are there data centers in Hocking County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Hocking County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Fairfield County. ### Is Hocking County adding jobs? Employers counted 7,527 jobs in 2025 against 6,579 in 2019 (+14.4%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Hocking County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Hocking County. Ohio has 105 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/hocking-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).