Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHardly anyone in Congress Township is out of work
A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). The two grades for Congress Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% work in Congress Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (12%, 44 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Congress Township: the figures worth knowing
Congress Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Congress Township is Columbus, 44 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (133) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Congress Township is a place people come home to
There are 115 jobs based in Congress Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Congress Township has about 2,100 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Congress Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 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.
Congress Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Congress Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #424 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Congress Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Congress Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Short hops and long hauls from Congress Township
About 22% 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.
A workday in Congress Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,040 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Congress Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.11 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Congress Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Congress Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,403 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.
The places Congress Township commutes to
Where Congress Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 38% of work in Congress Township
115 jobs are based in Congress Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Congress Township, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 115. 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 Congress Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Congress Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Congress Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #902 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,600 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). 1.9% of Congress Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Congress Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Congress Township is 1,444th of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,442 | Bethlehem WV | 2,520 | $83K | 8.8% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,443 | Alaiedon Township MI | 2,933 | $94K | 7.4% | 5.7% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,444 | Congress Township OH | 3,006 | $85K | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,445 | Newbold WI | 2,869 | $76K | 5.0% | 0.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,446 | El Cerro NM | 2,923 | $106K | 5.9% | 4.5% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | 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 Congress Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Congress Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Congress Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress Township | – | B+ | D | 32 min | $85,398 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | C | B | 25 min | $79,485 |
| Gilead Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 34 min | $59,088 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | D | B− | 27 min | $54,424 |
| North Bloomfield Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 38 min | $90,469 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 45 min | $105,099 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Congress 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 Congress Township: questions
What is the median household income in Congress Township?
$85,398 (±$6,329) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Congress Township?
10.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Congress Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Congress Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (12%, 44 mi), Mansfield (8%, 16 mi), Mount Gilead (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Congress Township walkable?
Congress Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Congress Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Congress Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Congress 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.