Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Cardington Township (1.8%) than in 87% of U.S. towns
Cardington Township grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 8% work in Cardington Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (12%, 37 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cardington Township and work: the main findings
Cardington Township makes and builds things
53% of the jobs based in Cardington Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Cardington Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
Cardington Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Cardington Township is Columbus, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (144) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Cardington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Cardington Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cardington Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #498 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Cardington Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($67,391, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cardington Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Goods jobs make up 53% of work in Cardington Township
775 jobs are based in Cardington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cardington Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,015 → 775. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cardington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Cardington Township to work
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Cardington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cardington Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,412 commuters (the 10% 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.
Cardington Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,119 residents head out to work, 92 work right here, and 683 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Cardington Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Cardington Township to work: where people go
Where Cardington Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Driving is how Cardington Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,570 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). 3.0% of Cardington Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Cardington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400, Cardington Township ranks 1,727th of 4,453 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 39 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,725 | Ross Township IN | 2,854 | $86K | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7% | B |
| 1,726 | Princeton Township MN | 2,350 | $88K | 11.5% | 3.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,727 | Cardington Township OH | 3,283 | $67K | 9.5% | 1.8% | 8% | B |
| 1,728 | Harmar Township PA | 2,998 | $65K | 14.8% | 2.6% | 7% | B |
| 1,729 | Holmes Beach FL | 3,027 | $88K | 7.7% | 5.6% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Cardington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Cardington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cardington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardington Township | – | B | D | 30 min | $67,391 |
| Westfield Township | under 2% | B | D− | 36 min | $67,826 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 27 min | $70,151 |
| Gilead Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 34 min | $59,088 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | B | D− | 25 min | $111,875 |
| Canaan Township | under 2% | — | — | 59 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Canaan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cardington 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 2024, 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 Cardington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cardington Township?
$67,391 (±$12,647) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cardington Township?
9.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cardington Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cardington Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (12%, 37 mi), Delaware (8%, 18 mi), Cardington (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Cardington Township walkable?
Cardington Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cardington Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cardington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cardington Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.