Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDarby Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
1,139 jobs are based in Darby Township for 2,242 working residents. Darby Township grades A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Darby Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Darby Township stands out on work
Darby Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Darby Township residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Darby Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Darby Township
22% of Darby Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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.
The four measures behind Darby Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Darby Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #73 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Darby Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
34% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Darby Township clocks in
34% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
About 24 minutes to work from Darby Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Darby Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,717 commuters (the 22% 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.
Who commutes out of Darby Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,110 residents head out to work, 132 work right here, and 1,007 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Darby Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
What Darby Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Darby Township, 2013 → 2023: 919 → 1,139. 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 Darby Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Darby Township
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.
Darby Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Darby Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #170 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Darby 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 2,197 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). 2.2% of Darby Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Darby Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000, Darby Township ranks 222nd of 4,000 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 57 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 65 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 87 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 220 | Austin AR | 4,017 | $114K | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 221 | Greenland NH | 4,143 | $163K | 0.5% | 2.3% | 4% | A |
| 222 | Darby Township OH | 4,441 | $122K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 6% | A |
| 223 | Bright IN | 5,540 | $109K | 3.3% | 0.7% | 5% | A |
| 224 | Huber Ridge OH | 4,111 | $97K | 3.0% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
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| 4,000 | 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 Darby Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Darby Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Canaan Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Darby Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darby Township | – | A | B+ | 24 min | $121,546 |
| Canaan Township | 2% | A | C+ | 20 min | $80,433 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 23 min | $147,542 |
| Jerome Township | 2% | A+ | D | 29 min | $175,797 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pike Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Darby 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 Darby Township: questions
What is the median household income in Darby Township?
$121,546 (±$10,811) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Darby Township?
3.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Darby Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Darby Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (34%, 18 mi), Dublin (10%, 8 mi), Plain City (5%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Darby Township walkable?
Darby Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Darby 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 Darby Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Darby 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.