Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBerlin Township has higher household incomes than 97% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers (Ohio 13%). 2.1% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. Jobs and income earn Berlin Township A+; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Berlin Township stands out on work
43% of Berlin Township works in Columbus
2,233 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Columbus, 18 miles away. That’s 22 times as many as work in Berlin Township itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Berlin Township works from home
25% of Berlin Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Berlin Township is a place people come home to
There are 1,269 jobs based in Berlin Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Berlin Township has about 6,800 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Berlin Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Berlin Township went from 880 in 2013 to 1,269 in 2023, +44%. The jobs ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Berlin Township
Household income is its strongest input ($168,698, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, 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, Berlin Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
43% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Berlin Township clocks in
43% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 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 4,110 commuters (the 25% 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.
A workday in Berlin Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,103 residents head out to work, 119 work right here, and 1,150 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,800 people are in Berlin Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.24 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 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Berlin Township: 1,269 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berlin Township, 2013 → 2023: 880 → 1,269. 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.
Miles to work from Berlin Township
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
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% 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 5,451 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). 1.6% 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 is 113th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 111 | Ramsey NJ | 14,925 | $161K | 4.3% | 3.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 112 | Millstone Township NJ | 10,412 | $218K | 4.1% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| 113 | Berlin Township OH | 10,766 | $169K | 2.1% | 3.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 114 | Linthicum MD | 11,313 | $135K | 3.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| 115 | Fallston MD | 10,013 | $155K | 4.6% | 0.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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.
Next door is work for 11% of Berlin Township
The biggest share goes to Orange Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berlin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | – | A+ | C | 26 min | $168,698 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 35 min | $75,125 |
| Orange Township | 6% | A | B+ | 23 min | $146,212 |
| Berkshire Township | under 2% | A | B | 31 min | $145,091 |
| Delaware | 3% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $99,786 |
| Liberty Township | 2% | A+ | B | 27 min | $186,707 |
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?
$168,698 (±$8,461) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berlin Township?
2.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berlin Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berlin Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (43%, 18 mi), Orange Township (6%, 5 mi), Westerville (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Berlin Township walkable?
Berlin Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berlin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.