Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJobs and earnings in Concord Township, and the trip to work
Jobs and income earn Concord Township B; getting around on foot earns it B+. The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. There are 18,915 jobs in Concord Township; 14,206 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Concord Township, in a few figures
Concord Township and Troy trade workers both ways
Troy is the top workplace for Concord Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Concord Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Concord Township draws workers from far and wide
The 18,915 jobs in Concord Township are filled from a wide area. Concord Township’s own residents hold 21% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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 four measures behind Concord Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Concord Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #533 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Concord Township’s grade up (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Concord Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
24% of working residents work in Troy
Where Concord Township clocks in
24% 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.
Who leaves Concord Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 10,302 residents head out to work, 3,904 work right here, and 15,011 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37,000 people are in Concord Township on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.33 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.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Concord Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Concord Township, 2013 → 2023: 17,609 → 18,915. 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 Concord Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Concord Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Concord Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,587 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Concord Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Concord Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Concord Township is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #252 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Concord 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 15,427 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). 9.1% of Concord Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Concord Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Concord Township places 789th of 1,283 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 23,000 to 44,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 6 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 787 | Reynoldsburg OH | 43,350 | $73K | 12.0% | 4.7% | 5% | B |
| 788 | Southold NY | 24,260 | $117K | 5.6% | 6.5% | 35% | B |
| 789 | Concord Township OH | 32,597 | $74K | 11.2% | 4.0% | 27% | B |
| 790 | Georgetown KY | 40,883 | $80K | 12.1% | 4.2% | 29% | B |
| 791 | Middle River MD | 31,712 | $78K | 14.7% | 4.4% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,283 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Concord Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
24% of Concord Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Concord Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Township | – | B | B+ | 21 min | $74,188 |
| Staunton Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $111,458 |
| Troy | 24% | B− | B+ | 22 min | $68,830 |
| Newton Township | under 2% | A− | C | 22 min | $87,889 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A− | B | 23 min | $79,243 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 20 min | $80,246 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 28 min | $69,263 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Troy. Darker towns draw more of Concord 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 Concord Township: questions
What is the median household income in Concord Township?
$74,188 (±$5,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Concord Township?
11.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Concord Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Concord Township work?
27% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Troy (24%, 1 mi), Dayton (8%, 18 mi), Piqua (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Concord Township walkable?
Concord Township is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Concord Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Concord Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Concord 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.