Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Adams Township’s household incomes are higher than in 69% of U.S. towns
7.5% of residents live below the poverty line (Ohio 13.3%). Jobs and income earn Adams Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Home is the office for 5% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Adams Township apart
Adams Township and Wilmington trade workers both ways
Wilmington is the top workplace for Adams Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Adams Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Adams Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Adams Township went from 425 in 2013 to 585 in 2023, +38%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 876 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Adams Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Adams Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($91,417, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Adams Township could be anywhere from C− to A+.
17% of working residents work in Wilmington
Where Adams Township clocks in
17% of workers
4% 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 Adams Township
585 jobs are based in Adams Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2013 → 2023: 425 → 585. 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 Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Adams Township
On a workday 844 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 553 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Adams Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Adams Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adams Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,036 commuters (the 5% 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.
Miles to work from Adams Township
About 16% 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.
Most of Adams Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Adams Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Adams Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,089 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Adams Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Adams Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Adams Township places 1,417th of 5,509 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 20 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,415 | Maine Prairie Township MN | 1,954 | $100K | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,416 | Rushcreek Township OH | 2,129 | $88K | 4.0% | 8.6% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,417 | Adams Township OH | 2,028 | $91K | 7.5% | 4.1% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,418 | Janesville MN | 2,473 | $75K | 3.8% | 3.6% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,419 | Cato WI | 1,676 | $92K | 9.1% | 1.2% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Adams Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Adams Township
The biggest share goes to Union Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | B+ | C− | 25 min | $91,417 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 35 min | $80,982 |
| Union Township | 2% | A− | C− | 22 min | $118,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adams Township’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 Adams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adams Township?
$91,417 (±$29,118) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
7.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adams Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (17%, 6 mi), Liberty Township (6%, 8 mi), Columbus (4%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Adams Township walkable?
Adams Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
1% 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 Adams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adams Township
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.