Most of Bloom Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
3% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. 253 jobs are based in Bloom Township for 1,066 working residents. For jobs and income Bloom Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Bloom Township stands out on work
Bloom Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Bloom Township is a place people come home to
There are 253 jobs based in Bloom Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bloom Township has about 1,800 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Bloom Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
The figures behind Bloom Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Bloom Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bloom Township could be anywhere from D to B.
About 36 minutes to work from Bloom Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloom Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,067 commuters (the 3% 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.
How many people are in Bloom Township by day
On a workday 1,019 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 206 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Bloom 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.
20% of working residents work in Portsmouth
Where Bloom Township clocks in
20% 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.
A place that makes things: 28% of Bloom Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloom Township, 2013 → 2023: 213 → 253. 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 Bloom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Bloom Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 27% 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 Bloom Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,099 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). 8.0% of Bloom Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bloom Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Bloom Township is 3,355th among 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,353 | Quitman TX | 2,057 | $64K | 11.2% | 9.4% | 14% | C |
| 3,354 | Hayes Township MI | 2,839 | $78K | 8.6% | 6.3% | 1% | C |
| 3,355 | Bloom Township OH | 2,620 | $58K | 13.9% | 2.4% | 4% | C |
| 3,356 | Liberty Township OH | 1,994 | $64K | 12.3% | 5.6% | 2% | C |
| 3,357 | Ingalls Park IL | 3,015 | $58K | 21.9% | 6.9% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Bloom Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Bloom Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Township | – | C | D− | 36 min | $57,857 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | C | D− | 45 min | $66,915 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 27 min | $51,967 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Decatur Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B− | D | 31 min | $99,032 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township, Decatur Township and Hamilton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bloom 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 Bloom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bloom Township?
$57,857 (±$20,530) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloom Township?
13.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloom Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloom Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (20%, 13 mi), Minford (6%, 8 mi), Wheelersburg (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bloom Township walkable?
Bloom Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bloom Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bloom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloom 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.