Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAugusta Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Augusta Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−). There are 60 jobs in Augusta Township, against 600 working residents. 27% of workers have no commute at all, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Augusta Township
Augusta Township is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Augusta Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Augusta Township has about 930 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Augusta Township works from home
27% of Augusta Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Augusta Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 600 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Augusta Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Augusta Township’s grade up (6.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (6.0%) is left out: Augusta Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Augusta Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
In and out of Augusta Township on a workday
On a workday 596 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Augusta Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Time on the road from Augusta Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Augusta Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 474 commuters (the 27% 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.
11% of working residents work in Canton
Where Augusta Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 67% of jobs based in Augusta Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Augusta Township, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 60. 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 Augusta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Augusta Township’s workers travel
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.
Few in Augusta Township walk, bike or ride to work
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 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 646 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). 10.5% of Augusta Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Augusta Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Augusta Township is 1,547th of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,545 | Clay Township OH | 1,518 | $69K | 0.5% | 2.8% | 2% | B |
| 1,546 | Buckhart Township IL | 1,730 | $98K | 7.8% | 4.6% | 5% | B |
| 1,547 | Augusta Township OH | 1,470 | $84K | 6.9% | 6.0% | 1% | B |
| 1,548 | Washington Township OH | 1,535 | $90K | 6.2% | 1.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,549 | Packer Township PA | 1,029 | $78K | 5.1% | 8.2% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Augusta Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Augusta Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brown Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Augusta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Township | – | B | C− | 32 min | $84,000 |
| Brown Township | 4% | C− | B | 36 min | $56,688 |
| East Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| West Township | under 3% | C | D− | 26 min | $74,727 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 30 min | $64,722 |
Same-state neighbors only. East Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Augusta 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 Augusta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Augusta Township?
$84,000 (±$15,962) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Augusta Township?
6.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Augusta Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Augusta Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (11%, 19 mi), Minerva (9%, 4 mi), Carrollton (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Augusta Township walkable?
Augusta Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Augusta Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Augusta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Augusta 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.