Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Brush Creek Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 34 jobs in Brush Creek Township, and 380 of its residents work somewhere. Brush Creek Township grades B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 4% of workers have no commute at all; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Brush Creek Township and work: the main findings
Brush Creek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 184 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Brush Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Brush Creek Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brush Creek Township has about 720 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 380 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Brush Creek Township
On income, poverty and job access, Brush Creek Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Brush Creek Township’s grade up (0.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Brush Creek 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, Brush Creek Township could be anywhere from C+ to B.
Commuting from Brush Creek Township: about 47 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brush Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 620 commuters (the 4% 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.
Brush Creek Township by day and by night
On a workday 378 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Brush Creek 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.
The commute from Brush Creek Township, by distance
About 30% 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.
17% of working residents work in Portsmouth
Where Brush Creek Township clocks in
17% of workers
3% 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.
Goods, not services: 65% of the jobs in Brush Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brush Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 34. 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 Brush Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Brush Creek Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brush Creek Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Brush Creek 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 644 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). 6.4% of Brush Creek Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brush Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
952nd of 3,133: where Brush Creek Township ranks among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 950 | Indian Springs NV | 1,180 | $87K | 3.7% | 1.2% | 7% | B− |
| 951 | Bay Township MI | 1,139 | $81K | 4.4% | 3.6% | 2% | B− |
| 952 | Brush Creek Township OH | 1,065 | $75K | 0.8% | 3.7% | 1% | B− |
| 953 | Choudrant LA | 1,032 | $73K | 8.1% | 0.5% | 5% | B− |
| 954 | Speers PA | 1,047 | $73K | 11.6% | 3.0% | 7% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Brush Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Brush Creek Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Morgan Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brush Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Creek Township | – | B− | D− | 47 min | $75,313 |
| Nile Township | under 3% | D | C | 26 min | $56,941 |
| Union Township | under 3% | D | D | 32 min | $53,234 |
| Rarden Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 48 min | $36,786 |
| Morgan Township | 2% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $73,821 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brush Creek 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 Brush Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brush Creek Township?
$75,313 (±$19,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brush Creek Township?
0.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brush Creek Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brush Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (17%, 15 mi), Waverly (3%, 24 mi), Columbus (3%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brush Creek Township walkable?
Brush Creek Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brush Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brush Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brush Creek 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.