Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBeaver Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Beaver Township report 198 jobs, against 491 working residents. The two grades for Beaver Township are D for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Beaver Township is behind 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Beaver Township apart on work
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Beaver Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 491 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Beaver Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Beaver Township is better than 10% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Beaver Township’s grade.
Unemployment (10.2%) is left out: Beaver 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, Beaver Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Near or far: the trip to work from Beaver Township
About 32% 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.
About 20 minutes each way for Beaver Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaver Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 379 commuters (the 1% 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.
Who works in Beaver Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 488 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 195 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Beaver Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
12% of working residents work in Waverly
Where Beaver Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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 kinds of work in Beaver Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Township, 2013 → 2023: 214 → 198. 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 Beaver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Beaver Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Beaver Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Beaver 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 381 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 Beaver Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Beaver Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Beaver Township next to U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700: 4,012th of 4,866 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 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,010 | Mason TN | 1,342 | $48K | 31.0% | 6.1% | 2% | D |
| 4,011 | Woodbridge Township MI | 1,308 | $67K | 27.2% | 4.6% | 4% | D |
| 4,012 | Beaver Township OH | 1,271 | $51K | 15.4% | 10.2% | 1% | D |
| 4,013 | Cromwell Township PA | 1,488 | $52K | 12.3% | 4.1% | 12% | D |
| 4,014 | Palmer TX | 1,435 | $19K | 76.2% | 0.0% | 0% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | 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 Beaver Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Beaver Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Seal Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | – | D | C− | 20 min | $50,911 |
| Marion Township | under 3% | D− | D | 36 min | $35,188 |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | D− | 24 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Seal Township | 3% | D | C− | 22 min | $40,896 |
| Beaver | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | C− | D | 41 min | $64,670 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: not graded. Beaver: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaver 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 Beaver Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beaver Township?
$50,911 (±$17,098) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Township?
15.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaver Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaver Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waverly (12%, 8 mi), Columbus (9%, 64 mi), Chillicothe (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Beaver Township walkable?
Beaver Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Beaver Township without a car?
0% 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 Beaver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver 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.