Photo: Nyttend · Public domainColerain Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The two grades for Colerain Township are C+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 45 jobs are based in Colerain Township for 684 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 72% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Colerain Township: the gist
Colerain Township is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Colerain Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Colerain Township has about 1,300 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Colerain Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 684 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Colerain Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Colerain Township is better than 42% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Colerain Township’s grade up ($93,833, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.7%) is left out: Colerain Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Colerain Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
In and out of Colerain Township on a workday
On a workday 683 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Colerain 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.
About 33 minutes to work from Colerain Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colerain Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 864 commuters (the 7% 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.
20% of working residents work in Green Township
Where Colerain Township clocks in
20% of workers
16% of workers
8% 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.
What Colerain Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colerain Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 45. 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 Colerain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Colerain Township commutes less than 15 miles
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.
For most of Colerain Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Colerain Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Colerain 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 927 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). 9.8% of Colerain Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Colerain Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Colerain Township places 2,731st 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,729 | Blue Lake Township MI | 2,450 | $83K | 15.0% | 4.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,730 | Poland NY | 2,176 | $70K | 9.7% | 4.4% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,731 | Colerain Township OH | 1,963 | $94K | 11.7% | 0.7% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,732 | Lake Hamilton AR | 2,127 | $74K | 12.5% | 1.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,733 | Washington Township MO | 1,798 | $77K | 9.7% | 4.6% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Colerain Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Colerain Township and its neighbors: 20% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colerain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colerain Township | – | C+ | D− | 33 min | $93,833 |
| Saltcreek Township | under 2% | B | C | 32 min | $73,317 |
| Adelphi | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Green Township | 20% | B− | D | 26 min | $93,550 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | C | D− | 42 min | $52,222 |
| Laurelville | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 2% | D | D | 32 min | $59,229 |
| Salt Creek Township | under 2% | C | D | 33 min | $45,972 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | B | D− | 17 min | $58,309 |
Same-state neighbors only. Adelphi and Laurelville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Green Township. Darker towns draw more of Colerain 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 Colerain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colerain Township?
$93,833 (±$50,605) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colerain Township?
11.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colerain Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colerain Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Township (20%, 7 mi), Chillicothe (16%, 12 mi), Columbus (8%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Colerain Township walkable?
Colerain Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Colerain Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Colerain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colerain 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.