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Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Blendon Township A; getting around on foot earns it B+. For 22% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Blendon Township, in brief
Home offices are common in Blendon Township
22% of Blendon Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Most Blendon Township residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Inside Blendon Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Blendon Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #155 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Blendon Township’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Blendon Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Time on the road from Blendon Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blendon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,075 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Blendon 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 4,974 residents head out to work, 94 work right here, and 4,103 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Blendon Township work
Where Blendon Township clocks in
49% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
Inside Blendon Township’s 4,197 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blendon Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,583 → 4,197. 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 Blendon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Blendon Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Blendon Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #207 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Blendon 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 5,209 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 24% 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 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% 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). 0.8% of Blendon Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Blendon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Blendon Township ranks: 509th of 2,761 U.S. towns of 6,900 to 13,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 507 | Wyomissing PA | 11,285 | $93K | 7.3% | 2.1% | 10% | A |
| 508 | Kennedale TX | 10,626 | $119K | 11.3% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| 509 | Blendon Township OH | 9,857 | $102K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2% | A |
| 510 | East Bradford Township PA | 10,970 | $155K | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4% | A |
| 511 | Glocester RI | 10,612 | $114K | 4.8% | 3.3% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,761 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Blendon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
57% of Blendon Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Columbus (49%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blendon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blendon Township | – | A | B+ | 22 min | $102,089 |
| Columbus | 49% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| Westerville | 7% | A+ | A− | 19 min | $109,404 |
| Minerva Park | under 1% | A+ | A− | 21 min | $130,878 |
| Plain Township | under 1% | A+ | B | 22 min | $219,181 |
| Genoa Township | 1% | A+ | C | 24 min | $176,937 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blendon 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 Blendon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blendon Township?
$102,089 (±$6,883) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blendon Township?
4.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blendon Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blendon Township work?
2% work in town.
Is Blendon Township walkable?
Blendon Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blendon Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blendon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blendon 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.