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Jobs & commute in Concord Township

Concord Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. There are 35 jobs in Concord Township; 625 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Concord Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Concord Township at work: what stands out

Concord Township is a place people come home to

There are 35 jobs based in Concord Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Concord Township has about 810 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Concord 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 625 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

Jobs & income grade

Where Concord Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from

The poverty rate holds Concord Township’s grade up (1.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.

Household income $116,875 (±$35,638) · OH $71,389 · U.S. $80,734Higher than 87% of U.S. towns
Poverty 1.8% · OH 13.3% · U.S. 12.5%Lower than 97% of U.S. towns
Job access by car EPA, jobs within a 45-minute driveMore than 42% of U.S. towns

Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: Concord Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.

B+A

A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Concord Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.

How TownRatings grades jobs & income →

★ What stands out · Day and night

How many people are in Concord Township by day

On a workday 621 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.

621live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
31work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,400
Workday810
1,400live here− 620head out to work+ 31come in to work= 810on a workday

About 810 people are in Concord Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Concord Township: about 33 minutes

A year of commuting
251 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Concord Township33 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
18%

of Concord Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Concord Township gets to work
93%Drive alone
7%Carpool

Share of the 584 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.

The commute map

13% of working residents work in Urbana

QuincyWest Liberty: 13 residents work here (2%)St. ParisNew CarlisleKentonUrbana: 84 residents work here (13%)Bellefontaine: 44 residents work here (7%)Marysville: 24 residents work here (4%)Springfield: 33 residents work here (5%)Columbus: 31 residents work here (5%)Harrison TownshipMoorefield Township: 19 residents work here (3%)Salem Township: 23 residents work here (4%)Union TownshipJohnson TownshipAllen Township: 31 residents work here (5%)Concord TownshipAdams TownshipMad River TownshipPerry Township: 22 residents work here (4%)UrbanaBellefontaineSpringfieldColumbusAllen TownshipMarysvilleConcord Township
1
Urbana6.5 mi away
13%84
2
Bellefontaine14.1 mi away
7%44
3
Springfield16.8 mi away
5%33
4
Columbus47.4 mi away
5%31
5
Allen Township19.8 mi away
5%31
6
Marysville26.8 mi away
4%24
7
Salem Township6.6 mi away
4%23
8
Perry Township19.3 mi away
4%22
93%19
10
West Liberty7.7 mi away
2%13
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%301
The top trips

Where Concord Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Concord Township makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Concord TownshipJobs Concord Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms37%31%
Trade, transport & utilities31%18%
Services: health, schools, offices31%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%22%
Over $3,333 a month46%65%

Who does it

29 or younger17%21%
30 to 5440%54%
55 and older43%26%
+21%

Jobs based in Concord Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 35. 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.

How far

Concord Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miUrbana: 13% · 6.5 miBellefontaine: 7% · 14.1 miSpringfield: 5% · 16.8 miColumbus: 5% · 47.4 miAllen Township: 5% · 19.8 miMarysville: 4% · 26.8 miSalem Township: 4% · 6.6 miPerry Township: 4% · 19.3 miMoorefield Township: 3% · 13.8 miWest Liberty: 2% · 7.7 miUrbana 13%Bellefontaine 7%Springfield 5%Allen Township 5%Concord Township
Concord TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi158 residents
40%10–24 mi248 residents
21%25–50 mi133 residents
14%Over 50 mi86 residents

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.

Getting around · Walkability grade

Driving is how Concord Township gets around

On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Concord Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Concord Township near the same point nationally.

EPA walkability index 2.5 of 20 · typical OH town 5.9 · U.S. 6.9Near the bottom of U.S. towns
Walk, bike or transit 0.0% of commuters · OH 3.7% · U.S. 7.1%Higher than 7% of U.S. towns
D−D−

A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 709 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 Concord Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Concord Township’s commuters take a bus or train.

Towns its size

Among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900, Concord Township ranks 387th of 5,877 on jobs and income

#TownPeopleHousehold incomePovertyUnemploymentWork in townGrade
1Somerset MD1,151$250K1.9%2.3%<1%A+
2Bellerose NY1,169$232K1.6%6.1%1%A+
3Baxter Estates NY1,014$154K1.0%3.1%1%A+
…
28New California OH1,672$162K0.0%1.1%<1%A+
…
51Millcreek Township OH1,562$151K2.3%0.0%1%A+
…
62Bratenahl OH1,396$138K4.4%0.8%1%A+
…
385Rice Tracts TX1,384$133K5.7%0.0%0%A
386Reno Township KS1,477$77K1.8%0.0%2%A
387Concord Township OH1,396$117K1.8%2.4%1%A
388Lostcreek Township OH1,669$97K1.2%1.7%3%A
389Red River WI1,387$97K1.6%1.9%3%A
…
5,877Oglala SD1,071$21K68.8%26.5%0%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.

Next door

The towns around Concord Township

The biggest share goes to Salem Township (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Harrison Township26 min
Salem Township27 min
Johnson Township30 min
Adams Township30 min
Mad River Township31 min
Concord Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownConcord Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Concord Township–AD−33 min$116,875
Mad River Townshipunder 3%A−D−31 min$86,330
Harrison Townshipunder 3%——26 min—
Johnson Townshipunder 3%C+D30 min$59,967
Salem Township4%AC−27 min$112,818
Adams Townshipunder 3%A−D−30 min$106,389

Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Concord Township: questions

What is the median household income in Concord Township?

$116,875 (±$35,638) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Concord Township?

1.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Concord Township?

33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Concord Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Urbana (13%, 6 mi), Bellefontaine (7%, 14 mi), Springfield (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Is Concord Township walkable?

Concord Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.5 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 0% 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.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Concord Township

Concord Township home →

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.