Households in Berkshire Township have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 5.9% of residents, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. The two grades for Berkshire Township are A for jobs and income and B for walkability. 22% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Berkshire Township, in brief
Jobs in Berkshire Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Berkshire Township went from 800 in 2014 to 2,060 in 2024, +158%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Berkshire Township
73% of Berkshire Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Berkshire Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
41% of Berkshire Township works in Columbus
1,292 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Columbus, 19 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Berkshire Township itself. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Berkshire Township pay little
33% of the jobs based in Berkshire Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 43% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Berkshire Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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: Berkshire Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Berkshire Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #118 of 992 in Ohio. Household income is its strongest input ($145,091, 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, Berkshire Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What Berkshire Township’s employers do
2,060 jobs are based in Berkshire Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berkshire Township, 2014 → 2024: 800 → 2,060. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Berkshire Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
41% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Berkshire Township clocks in
41% of workers
7% 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.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berkshire Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,283 commuters (the 22% 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.
In and out of Berkshire Township on a workday
On a workday 3,043 residents head out to work, 105 work right here, and 1,955 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in Berkshire Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Half of Berkshire Township commutes less than 15 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Berkshire Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Berkshire Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #360 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,924 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). 3.4% of Berkshire Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Berkshire Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
359th of 3,349: where Berkshire Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
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| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 357 | Monroe Township IN | 6,541 | $102K | 4.2% | 2.3% | 7% | A |
| 358 | Peninsula Township MI | 6,160 | $138K | 4.2% | 0.7% | 9% | A |
| 359 | Berkshire Township OH | 6,329 | $145K | 5.9% | 3.3% | 3% | A |
| 360 | Monroe Township PA | 6,748 | $124K | 6.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A |
| 361 | Layhill MD | 5,497 | $146K | 4.3% | 4.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Berkshire Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Berkshire Township
The biggest share goes to Sunbury (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berkshire Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Township | – | A | B | 31 min | $145,091 |
| Sunbury | 5% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $108,787 |
| Trenton Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $136,667 |
| Berlin Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 26 min | $168,698 |
| Genoa Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 24 min | $176,937 |
| Kingston Township | under 2% | A+ | D− | 25 min | $111,667 |
| Orange Township | 3% | A | B+ | 23 min | $146,212 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Berkshire 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 2024, 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 Berkshire Township: questions
What is the median household income in Berkshire Township?
$145,091 (±$15,285) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berkshire Township?
5.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berkshire Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berkshire Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (41%, 18 mi), Westerville (7%, 8 mi), Sunbury (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Berkshire Township walkable?
Berkshire Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berkshire Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berkshire Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berkshire Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.