Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Columbia Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The two grades for Columbia Township are D for jobs and income and D for walkability. There are 30 jobs in Columbia Township, and 472 of its residents work somewhere. For 3% of workers, the job is at home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Columbia Township apart
Columbia Township is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Columbia Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Columbia Township has about 750 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Columbia Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 472 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Columbia Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Columbia Township is better than 7% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Columbia Township’s grade.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Columbia 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, Columbia Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
The daily commute in and out of Columbia Township
On a workday 470 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in Columbia Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Columbia Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 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 321 commuters (the 3% 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.
14% of working residents work in Athens
Where Columbia Township clocks in
14% 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.
Making and building: 43% of jobs based in Columbia Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Columbia Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 30. 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.
Columbia Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
The commute in Columbia Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Columbia Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 2.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 332 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). 0.0% of Columbia Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Columbia Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600, Columbia Township ranks 3,739th of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 41 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 48 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 55 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 3,737 | Charlemont MA | 1,163 | $53K | 14.3% | 7.5% | 8% | D |
| 3,738 | Port Austin Township MI | 1,347 | $54K | 14.3% | 1.3% | 12% | D |
| 3,739 | Columbia Township OH | 1,189 | $59K | 22.4% | 0.0% | <1% | D |
| 3,740 | Shell Knob MO | 1,486 | $55K | 14.7% | 8.4% | 5% | D |
| 3,741 | Siesta Acres TX | 1,573 | $35K | 20.7% | 12.1% | <1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Columbia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Township | – | D | D | 27 min | $59,479 |
| Vinton Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $81,761 |
| Scipio Township | under 2% | C | D− | 39 min | $75,648 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Knox Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vinton Township and Knox Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Salem Township: not graded. 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?
$59,479 (±$36,114) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Columbia Township?
22.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Columbia Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Columbia Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (14%, 14 mi), Columbus (7%, 69 mi), Salisbury Township (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Columbia Township walkable?
Columbia Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Columbia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.