Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Berne Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. There are 580 jobs in Berne Township, against 2,232 working residents. For jobs and income Berne Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Berne Township, in a few figures
Berne Township and Lancaster trade workers both ways
Lancaster is the top workplace for Berne Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Berne Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Berne Township is a place people come home to
There are 580 jobs based in Berne Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Berne Township has about 3,500 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Berne Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Why Berne Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Unemployment holds Berne Township’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Berne Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
23% of working residents work in Lancaster
Where Berne Township clocks in
23% of workers
22% of workers
2% 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.
Who works in Berne Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,119 residents head out to work, 113 work right here, and 467 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Berne Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Berne Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berne Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,949 commuters (the 11% 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.
The kinds of work in Berne Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berne Township, 2013 → 2023: 481 → 580. 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 Berne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Berne Township goes to work
About 15% 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.
In Berne Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,186 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). 4.0% of Berne Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Berne Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,696 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 7,000, Berne Township comes 1,505th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 34 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 47 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 63 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,503 | Erie Township MI | 4,348 | $71K | 15.6% | 1.4% | 4% | B |
| 1,504 | Alexandria Township NJ | 4,811 | $160K | 6.0% | 9.9% | 5% | B |
| 1,505 | Berne Township OH | 5,177 | $83K | 12.3% | 2.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,506 | Sheridan IN | 5,746 | $67K | 3.0% | 5.9% | 8% | B |
| 1,507 | Edgecliff Village TX | 3,759 | $85K | 5.9% | 15.8% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,696 | 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 Berne Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 23% of Berne Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berne Township | – | B | C− | 28 min | $83,463 |
| Lancaster | 23% | C+ | B+ | 28 min | $59,133 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | B | D | 30 min | $107,052 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 31 min | $90,857 |
| Good Hope Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 35 min | $80,875 |
| Hocking Township | under 2% | A− | C | 34 min | $86,958 |
| Rush Creek Township | under 2% | B− | D | 38 min | $86,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lancaster. Darker towns draw more of Berne 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 Berne Township: questions
What is the median household income in Berne Township?
$83,463 (±$10,780) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berne Township?
12.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berne Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berne Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (23%, 6 mi), Columbus (22%, 33 mi), Sugar Grove (2%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Berne Township walkable?
Berne Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berne Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berne 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.