Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Columbia Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Columbia Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (C). Employers in Columbia Township report 1,850 jobs; 4,075 of its residents have a job. Only 8% work in Columbia Township itself; outside it, Cleveland draws the most (21%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind Columbia Township’s grade
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Columbia Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Who leaves Columbia Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,761 residents head out to work, 314 work right here, and 1,536 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,100 people are in Columbia Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Columbia Township’s working residents head each day
Where Columbia Township clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
34% of the jobs in Columbia Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Columbia Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,385 → 1,850. 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 Columbia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Columbia Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Columbia Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,244 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.
How many miles Columbia Township commutes
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.
Getting around Columbia Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,978 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). 3.9% of Columbia Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Columbia Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Columbia Township is 731st of 2,867 U.S. towns of 6,500 to 12,600 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 7 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
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| 14 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
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| 24 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
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| 729 | Ellisville MO | 10,315 | $113K | 4.6% | 5.4% | 4% | A− |
| 730 | Kickapoo Township IL | 8,209 | $112K | 9.4% | 2.6% | 3% | A− |
| 731 | Columbia Township OH | 9,326 | $94K | 7.2% | 3.1% | 8% | A− |
| 732 | Brandywine MD | 12,160 | $158K | 6.2% | 5.6% | 2% | A− |
| 733 | Dundee Township MI | 8,780 | $87K | 3.7% | 3.5% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,867 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Columbia Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Columbia Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Strongsville (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Columbia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Township | – | A− | C | 26 min | $94,393 |
| Eaton Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $77,143 |
| Liverpool Township | under 2% | A | C− | 29 min | $128,125 |
| Strongsville | 7% | A | B+ | 26 min | $103,253 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Columbia 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 Columbia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Columbia Township?
$94,393 (±$14,506) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Columbia Township?
7.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Columbia Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Columbia Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (21%, 16 mi), Strongsville (7%, 4 mi), Middleburg Heights (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Columbia Township walkable?
Columbia Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Columbia Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Columbia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Columbia 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.