Mill Worker House No. 1 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Delaware Township (0.9%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
Delaware Township grades A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 2% stay in Delaware Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (33%, 20 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Delaware Township
Delaware Township trades workers with the towns around it
Delaware Township has about as many jobs (1,597) as working residents (1,418), but they are mostly different people: 1,393 residents leave for work each day while 1,572 people come in. Only 2% of the jobs in Delaware Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Delaware Township’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 26 to 32 minutes. Next door ↓
One in three of Delaware Township works in Columbus
473 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Columbus, 20 miles away. That’s 17 times as many as work in Delaware Township itself. The commute map ↓
Delaware Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Delaware Township went from 1,075 in 2013 to 1,597 in 2023, +49%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
42% of the jobs in Delaware Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 17% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Delaware Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Delaware Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #286 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Delaware Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($75,000, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Delaware Township could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
In and out of Delaware Township on a workday
On a workday 1,393 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 1,572 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 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.
Where Delaware Township’s working residents head each day
Where Delaware Township clocks in
33% of workers
15% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Delaware Township: what the 1,597 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delaware Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,075 → 1,597. 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 Delaware Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Delaware Township’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delaware Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,097 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Delaware 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.
Most trips from Delaware Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Delaware Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #467 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Delaware 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 1,344 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 19.2% of Delaware Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Delaware Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900, Delaware Township ranks 912th of 4,882 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+ |
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| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 910 | Auburn Township KS | 3,319 | $89K | 6.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A− |
| 911 | Chichester NH | 2,834 | $109K | 6.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A− |
| 912 | Delaware Township OH | 2,915 | $75K | 9.8% | 0.9% | 2% | A− |
| 913 | Gray Summit MO | 2,991 | $66K | 4.2% | 2.2% | 2% | A− |
| 914 | Montgomery Township IL | 2,465 | $102K | 9.6% | 2.0% | 14% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Delaware Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Delaware Township and its neighbors: 17% work next door
The biggest share goes to Delaware (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delaware Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | – | A− | B− | 21 min | $75,000 |
| Delaware | 15% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $99,786 |
| Scioto Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $158,920 |
| Liberty Township | 2% | A+ | B | 27 min | $186,707 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | A | D | 32 min | $153,941 |
| Troy Township | under 2% | A− | D | 26 min | $91,289 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delaware 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 Delaware Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delaware Township?
$75,000 (±$32,509) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delaware Township?
9.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delaware Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delaware Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (33%, 20 mi), Delaware (15%, 2 mi), Dublin (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Delaware Township walkable?
Delaware Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Delaware Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delaware Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delaware 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.