Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Bronson Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Bronson Township report 260 jobs, and 912 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Bronson Township are B for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 2% work in Bronson Township itself; outside it, Norwalk draws the most (26%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bronson Township, in a few figures
Bronson Township and Norwalk trade workers both ways
Norwalk is the top workplace for Bronson Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Bronson Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bronson Township is a place people come home to
There are 260 jobs based in Bronson Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bronson Township has about 1,300 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Bronson Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio 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; with 912 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Bronson Township
On income, poverty and job access, Bronson Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Bronson Township’s grade up (0.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 24% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (7.6%) is left out: Bronson 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, Bronson Township could be anywhere from B− to B+.
Where Bronson Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bronson Township clocks in
26% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Bronson Township
On a workday 895 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 243 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Bronson Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Bronson Township’s commute takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bronson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 762 commuters (the 12% 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.
61% of the jobs in Bronson Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bronson Township, 2013 → 2023: 183 → 260. 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 Bronson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bronson Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
The commute in Bronson Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bronson Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 864 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 Bronson Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bronson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bronson Township places 1,806th of 5,509 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,804 | Spring Brook WI | 1,793 | $96K | 10.2% | 3.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,805 | Veazie ME | 1,864 | $78K | 7.5% | 4.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,806 | Bronson Township OH | 1,967 | $69K | 0.3% | 7.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,807 | Clark Township OH | 1,998 | $98K | 8.0% | 3.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,808 | Lynchburg MS | 2,161 | $89K | 7.1% | 10.2% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | 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 Bronson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Bronson Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Norwalk Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bronson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Township | – | B | C+ | 15 min | $69,453 |
| Peru Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 16 min | $125,593 |
| Norwalk Township | 4% | B | C+ | 22 min | $62,399 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $64,766 |
| Hartland Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $73,295 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bronson 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 Bronson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bronson Township?
$69,453 (±$12,542) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bronson Township?
0.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bronson Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bronson Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwalk (26%, 5 mi), Norwalk Township (4%, 6 mi), New London (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bronson Township walkable?
Bronson Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bronson 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 Bronson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bronson 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.