Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Claridon Township (0.5%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. Claridon Township grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 7% work in Claridon Township; the top destination outside it is Marion (15%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Claridon Township stands out on work
Claridon Township and Marion trade workers both ways
Marion is the top workplace for Claridon Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Claridon Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Claridon Township makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Claridon Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Claridon Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Claridon Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Claridon Township fell from 2,487 in 2014 to 1,679 in 2024, −32%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Claridon Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Claridon Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #496 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Claridon Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (12.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Claridon Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Where Claridon Township goes to work
Where Claridon Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 43% of Claridon Township’s jobs are in goods
1,679 jobs are based in Claridon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Claridon Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,487 → 1,679. 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 Claridon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Claridon Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,098 residents head out to work, 80 work right here, and 1,599 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Claridon Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.43 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
About 24 minutes each way for Claridon Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Claridon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,272 commuters (the 11% 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.
How far Claridon Township goes to work
About 17% 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.
Driving is how Claridon Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Claridon Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #887 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 1,426 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). 1.7% of Claridon Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Claridon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Claridon Township is 1,786th of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900 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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| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,784 | El Paso Township IL | 3,376 | $83K | 9.7% | 3.4% | 21% | B |
| 1,785 | Hamlin Township MI | 3,732 | $81K | 7.3% | 1.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,786 | Claridon Township OH | 2,895 | $79K | 12.9% | 0.5% | 7% | B |
| 1,787 | Springfield Township OH | 2,580 | $58K | 6.9% | 0.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,788 | Otsego Township IN | 2,501 | $79K | 6.2% | 3.4% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 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 Claridon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
12% of Claridon Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Claridon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claridon Township | – | B | D | 24 min | $78,750 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | B | D− | 25 min | $111,875 |
| Scott Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Marion Township | 12% | D | B− | 21 min | $49,743 |
| Canaan Township | under 2% | — | — | 59 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Scott Township and Canaan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marion Township. Darker towns draw more of Claridon 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 Claridon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Claridon Township?
$78,750 (±$18,915) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Claridon Township?
12.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Claridon Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Claridon Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (15%, 6 mi), Marion Township (12%, 6 mi), Columbus (10%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Claridon Township walkable?
Claridon Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Claridon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Claridon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Claridon 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.