Photo: Pollinator at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Bratton Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Measured by household income, Bratton Township is behind 84% of U.S. towns. Bratton Township has 27 jobs; 372 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Bratton Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bratton Township: the gist
Bratton Township is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Bratton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bratton Township has about 1,000 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bratton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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; with 372 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Bratton Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Bratton Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Bratton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bratton Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Bratton Township by day and by night
On a workday 372 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Bratton Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Time on the road from Bratton Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bratton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 26% 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 Bratton Township
About 33% 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.
8% of working residents work in West Union
Where Bratton Township clocks in
8% 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.
Making and building: 37% of jobs based in Bratton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bratton Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 27. 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 Bratton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Bratton Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bratton Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Bratton 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 290 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 Bratton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bratton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Bratton Township ranks: 3,212th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,210 | Custer Township MI | 1,313 | $56K | 4.5% | 7.0% | 1% | C |
| 3,211 | Trout Lake Township MN | 1,084 | $71K | 9.1% | 11.7% | 0% | C |
| 3,212 | Bratton Township OH | 1,381 | $53K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0% | C |
| 3,213 | Rose Township PA | 1,118 | $71K | 9.1% | 1.5% | 3% | C |
| 3,214 | Russell GA | 1,089 | $61K | 18.0% | 1.5% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Bratton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Bratton Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bratton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratton Township | – | C | D− | 39 min | $53,043 |
| Franklin Township | 3% | D | D | 38 min | $66,250 |
| Scott Township | 3% | D− | C+ | 35 min | $52,500 |
| Meigs Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 30 min | $59,792 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 55 min | $64,398 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bratton 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 Bratton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bratton Township?
$53,043 (±$17,002) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bratton Township?
2.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bratton Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bratton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Union (8%, 16 mi), Seaman (6%, 9 mi), Winchester (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bratton Township walkable?
Bratton Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bratton 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 Bratton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bratton 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.