Photo: Sadpine · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Amanda Township works elsewhere
Only 8% work in Amanda Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (25%, 23 miles). There are 651 jobs in Amanda Township, against 1,169 working residents. Jobs and income earn Amanda Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Amanda Township stands out on work
Amanda Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Amanda Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Amanda Township is Columbus, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (288) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Amanda Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Amanda Township went from 408 in 2013 to 651 in 2023, +60%. The jobs ↓
Amanda Township makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Amanda Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Amanda Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Amanda Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Amanda Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #436 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Amanda Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Amanda Township could be anywhere from C to A.
About 35 minutes each way for Amanda Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Amanda Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,075 commuters (the 10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Amanda 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.
Amanda Township works in goods: 41% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Amanda Township, 2013 → 2023: 408 → 651. 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 Amanda Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Amanda Township on a workday
On a workday 1,079 residents head out to work, 90 work right here, and 561 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Amanda Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Amanda Township commutes to
Where Amanda Township clocks in
25% of workers
13% 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.
For most of Amanda Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Amanda Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #939 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Amanda 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 1,190 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). 1.5% of Amanda Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Amanda Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Amanda Township is 1,486th among 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 31 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,484 | St. George ME | 2,595 | $89K | 7.7% | 0.0% | 22% | B+ |
| 1,485 | Sands Township MI | 2,363 | $87K | 7.5% | 1.5% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,486 | Amanda Township OH | 2,763 | $81K | 11.9% | 2.4% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,487 | Crescent Township PA | 2,369 | $82K | 4.8% | 6.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,488 | Haycock Township PA | 2,201 | $101K | 5.4% | 8.6% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | 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 Amanda Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Amanda Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Amanda Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Township | – | B+ | D | 35 min | $80,699 |
| Clearcreek Township | under 2% | B | D | 29 min | $97,500 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 30 min | $101,202 |
| Bloom Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 28 min | $114,493 |
| Hocking Township | under 2% | A− | C | 34 min | $86,958 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Amanda 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 Amanda Township: questions
What is the median household income in Amanda Township?
$80,699 (±$18,469) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Amanda Township?
11.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Amanda Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Amanda Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (25%, 23 mi), Lancaster (13%, 9 mi), Amanda (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Amanda Township walkable?
Amanda Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Amanda Township without a car?
0% 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 Amanda Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Amanda 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.