Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBennington Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
109 jobs are based in Bennington Township, against 768 working residents. Jobs and income earn Bennington Township A; getting around on foot earns it D−. The poverty rate is 1.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Bennington Township
Bennington Township is a place people come home to
There are 109 jobs based in Bennington Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bennington Township has about 1,100 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bennington Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Bennington Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Bennington Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bennington 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 ↓
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 768 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Bennington Township
On income, poverty and job access, Bennington Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Bennington Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bennington Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
How many people are in Bennington Township by day
On a workday 761 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 102 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Bennington 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.
29% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Bennington Township clocks in
29% of workers
5% 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 trip to work from Bennington Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 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 495 commuters (the 8% 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.
Goods, not services: 29% of the jobs in Bennington Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bennington Township, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 109. 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.
Half of Bennington Township commutes less than 21 miles
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.
For most of Bennington Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bennington Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. 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 538 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% 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.
How Bennington Township ranks: 310th of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 308 | Lone Jack MO | 1,896 | $121K | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4% | A |
| 309 | Copper Canyon TX | 2,322 | $156K | 1.4% | 5.8% | <1% | A |
| 310 | Bennington Township OH | 1,763 | $93K | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 311 | Edinburg Township OH | 2,371 | $105K | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| 312 | Sherman WI | 1,444 | $107K | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Bennington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Bennington Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bennington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Township | – | A | D− | 35 min | $93,047 |
| Hartford Township | under 2% | A | D− | 34 min | $131,204 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | A | D | 41 min | $91,182 |
| Burlington Township | under 2% | A | D− | 37 min | $140,584 |
| Liberty Township | 1% | A+ | C+ | 31 min | $146,803 |
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?
$93,047 (±$52,627) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bennington Township?
1.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bennington Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bennington Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (29%, 26 mi), Westerville (5%, 17 mi), Newark (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bennington Township walkable?
Bennington Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bennington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.