Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Berlin Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Berlin Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). 44 jobs are based in Berlin Township, against 602 working residents. Hardly any work in Berlin Township; the top destination outside it is Mount Vernon (21%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Berlin Township
Berlin Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Berlin Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Berlin Township has about 1,200 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Berlin 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 602 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Berlin Township: the grade in detail
The poverty rate holds Berlin Township’s grade up (5.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Berlin 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, Berlin Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Who leaves Berlin Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 599 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Berlin Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
About 35 minutes to work from Berlin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berlin Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 740 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where Berlin Township’s working residents head each day
Where Berlin Township clocks in
7% 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.
Berlin Township makes things: 48% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berlin Township, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 44. 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 Berlin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Berlin Township to work
About 18% 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.
Berlin Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Berlin Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Berlin 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 885 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 Berlin Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Berlin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Berlin Township places 1,873rd of 5,343 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,300 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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| 22 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 42 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,871 | Boone Township IL | 2,030 | $98K | 6.9% | 19.4% | 3% | B− |
| 1,872 | Howard Township IN | 2,390 | $82K | 4.2% | 8.8% | 2% | B− |
| 1,873 | Berlin Township OH | 1,794 | $78K | 5.7% | 0.0% | <1% | B− |
| 1,874 | Dotsero CO | 1,306 | $84K | 2.5% | 5.9% | 5% | B− |
| 1,875 | Rockvale TN | 1,611 | $86K | 14.7% | 4.4% | <1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,343 | 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 Berlin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Berlin Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Middlebury Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berlin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | – | B− | D− | 35 min | $77,500 |
| Morris Township | under 2% | B | D− | 31 min | $98,750 |
| Middlebury Township | 5% | C− | C+ | 33 min | $66,458 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | C | C | 31 min | $69,299 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | D | 27 min | $71,845 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Berlin 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 Berlin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Berlin Township?
$77,500 (±$19,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berlin Township?
5.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berlin Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berlin Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (21%, 9 mi), Fredericktown (7%, 4 mi), Columbus (7%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Berlin Township walkable?
Berlin Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berlin 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 Berlin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berlin 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.