Photo: Analogue Kid · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Circleville Township (1.3%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
18% of workers work from home; Ohio has 13%. Circleville Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 4% work in Circleville Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (23%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Circleville Township
Circleville Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Circleville Township is Columbus, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 23% of working residents (246) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Circleville Township
57% of Circleville Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Circleville Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Circleville Township gains people on a workday
About 3,200 people are in Circleville Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than the 2,700 who live here: 1,600 come in to work and 1,000 head out. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Circleville Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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 Circleville Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Circleville Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #395 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Circleville Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($70,435, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Circleville Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
How far it is to work from Circleville Township
About 20% 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.
Jobs in Circleville Township: what the 1,608 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Circleville Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,493 → 1,608. 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 Circleville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Circleville Township on a workday
On a workday 1,041 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 1,566 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Circleville Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Circleville Township work
Where Circleville Township clocks in
23% of workers
13% of workers
4% 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.
About 23 minutes to work from Circleville Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Circleville Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,026 commuters (the 18% 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.
In Circleville Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Circleville Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #597 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,246 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). 6.1% of Circleville Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Circleville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Circleville Township places 1,287th of 4,797 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,285 | Troy TX | 3,585 | $86K | 4.0% | 5.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,286 | Campbellsport WI | 2,034 | $80K | 11.3% | 1.3% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,287 | Circleville Township OH | 2,650 | $70K | 8.5% | 1.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,288 | Lewiston UT | 1,940 | $99K | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,289 | Limerick ME | 3,575 | $101K | 6.9% | 1.8% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Circleville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 15% of Circleville Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Circleville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circleville Township | – | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $70,435 |
| Circleville | 13% | C− | B− | 25 min | $60,296 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 45 min | $82,326 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A | D− | 27 min | $105,273 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 30 min | $101,202 |
| Pickaway Township | 2% | A− | C | 28 min | $99,056 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Circleville. Darker towns draw more of Circleville 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 Circleville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Circleville Township?
$70,435 (±$21,035) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Circleville Township?
8.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Circleville Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Circleville Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (23%, 24 mi), Circleville (13%, 2 mi), Grove City (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Circleville Township walkable?
Circleville Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Circleville 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 Circleville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Circleville 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.