Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Bennington Township are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 5.1% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). The two grades for Bennington Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 6% work in Bennington Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (17%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Bennington Township, in brief
Bennington Township trades workers with the towns around it
Bennington Township has about as many jobs (1,162) as working residents (1,232), but they are mostly different people: 1,162 residents leave for work each day while 1,092 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Bennington Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Bennington Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Bennington Township went from 551 in 2013 to 1,162 in 2023, +111%. The jobs ↓
Bennington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
56% of the jobs in Bennington Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Bennington Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bennington Township is Columbus, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (209) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
The figures behind Bennington Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bennington Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #196 of 992 in Ohio. Household income is its strongest input ($106,635, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bennington Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Bennington Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,162 residents head out to work, 70 work right here, and 1,092 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
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 1,162 jobs based in Bennington Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bennington Township, 2013 → 2023: 551 → 1,162. 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 Bennington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 37 minutes in Bennington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bennington Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,428 commuters (the 7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Bennington Township
About 20% 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.
The towns that employ Bennington Township’s residents
Where Bennington Township clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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.
Most of Bennington Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bennington Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #734 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Bennington 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 1,541 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). 4.6% of Bennington Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bennington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bennington Township places 623rd of 4,593 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 621 | Johnson Township IN | 4,430 | $96K | 6.2% | 0.4% | 9% | A− |
| 622 | Stanford Township MN | 2,389 | $104K | 6.0% | 2.0% | 1% | A− |
| 623 | Bennington Township OH | 3,346 | $107K | 5.1% | 3.3% | 6% | A− |
| 624 | Inverness CO | 2,934 | $109K | 4.5% | 5.4% | 5% | A− |
| 625 | Peotone IL | 4,225 | $109K | 3.9% | 4.6% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Bennington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Bennington Township
The biggest share goes to South Bloomfield Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bennington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Township | – | A− | C− | 37 min | $106,635 |
| Peru Township | under 2% | A | C− | 31 min | $125,179 |
| South Bloomfield Township | 3% | B | C− | 27 min | $86,935 |
| Porter Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 31 min | $124,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bennington 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 Bennington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bennington Township?
$106,635 (±$27,154) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bennington Township?
5.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bennington Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bennington Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (17%, 29 mi), Delaware (6%, 16 mi), Westerville (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bennington Township walkable?
Bennington Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bennington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bennington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bennington 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.