Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Allen Township earn more than those in 93% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 23% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.3% across Ohio. The two grades for Allen Township are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Allen Township
Allen Township fills up on a workday
Allen Township has 9,152 jobs, 6.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 11,000 people are in town, 4 times the 2,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Allen Township makes and builds things
80% of the jobs based in Allen Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Allen Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Allen Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Allen Township is Columbus, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (288) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The jobs in Allen Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
89% of the jobs based in Allen Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 65% of the jobs Allen Township residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Allen Township. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Allen Township’s workers comes from Columbus
1,116 of the people who work in Allen Township live in Columbus, 32 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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.
How Allen Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Allen Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #107 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Allen Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
A workday in Allen Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,272 residents head out to work, 89 work right here, and 9,063 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Allen Township on a workday afternoon, 271% more than live here.
6.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
80% of the jobs in Allen Township make or build things
9,152 jobs are based in Allen Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allen Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,169 → 9,152. 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 Allen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Allen Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Where Allen Township’s workers come from
Where Allen Township clocks in
21% of workers
17% of workers
5% 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.
The daily trip from Allen Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allen Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,174 commuters (the 23% 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.
Few in Allen Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Allen Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #789 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,518 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). 1.7% of Allen Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Allen Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Allen Township next to U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900: 313th of 4,882 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 311 | Dayton ME | 2,182 | $114K | 3.7% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| 312 | Essex MA | 3,770 | $157K | 8.1% | 1.5% | 15% | A |
| 313 | Allen Township OH | 2,873 | $139K | 7.5% | 0.0% | 7% | A |
| 314 | Green Bay WI | 2,193 | $97K | 2.0% | 1.0% | 4% | A |
| 315 | Aviston IL | 2,454 | $118K | 4.1% | 1.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Allen Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Allen Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Township | – | A | C− | 30 min | $138,971 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A | D− | 25 min | $108,438 |
| Liberty Township | 2% | A− | D | 28 min | $113,472 |
| Rush Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $63,194 |
| Paris Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $92,127 |
| Zane Township | under 2% | A | D− | 34 min | $146,346 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Allen 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 Allen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Allen Township?
$138,971 (±$21,831) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allen Township?
7.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allen Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allen Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (21%, 32 mi), Marysville (17%, 8 mi), Dublin (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Allen Township walkable?
Allen Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Allen Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allen 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.