Photo: dok1 · CC BY 2.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Concord Township works elsewhere
3% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. There are 523 jobs in Concord Township; 1,722 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Concord Township are B for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Concord Township at work: what stands out
Concord Township is a place people come home to
There are 523 jobs based in Concord Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Concord Township has about 3,500 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Concord 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Concord Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Concord Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #482 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Concord Township’s grade up (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Concord Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
A workday in Concord Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,624 residents head out to work, 98 work right here, and 425 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Concord Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Concord Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 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 2,180 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.
18% of working residents work in Chillicothe
Where Concord Township clocks in
18% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Concord Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Concord Township, 2013 → 2023: 647 → 523. 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.
Miles to work from Concord Township
About 18% 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.
Most trips from Concord Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Concord Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns, #960 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 2,245 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). 4.1% of Concord Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Concord Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,798 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,300, Concord Township comes 1,575th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 61 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,573 | Hamblen Township IN | 4,525 | $87K | 9.4% | 1.9% | 2% | B |
| 1,574 | Holden ME | 3,438 | $92K | 3.2% | 4.5% | 5% | B |
| 1,575 | Concord Township OH | 4,649 | $75K | 7.7% | 1.7% | 6% | B |
| 1,576 | Southington Township OH | 3,700 | $70K | 13.6% | 0.8% | 6% | B |
| 1,577 | Jefferson Township PA | 5,096 | $90K | 4.6% | 6.9% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,798 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
The towns around Concord Township
The biggest share goes to Union Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Concord Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Township | – | B | D− | 27 min | $75,000 |
| Union Township | 7% | C+ | D | 31 min | $81,069 |
| Twin Township | under 2% | B | D− | 33 min | $57,670 |
| Buckskin Township | under 2% | D | D | 25 min | $46,553 |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 42 min | $78,906 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C | D− | 39 min | $63,651 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$75,000 (±$12,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Concord Township?
7.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Concord 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 Concord Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (18%, 13 mi), Green Township (11%, 16 mi), Columbus (7%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Concord Township walkable?
Concord Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Concord Township without a car?
0% 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 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.