W. L. Williams House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Delhi Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 4,345 jobs in Delhi Township; 13,988 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Delhi Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (B+). The average commute, 24 minutes each way, matches the Ohio norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Delhi Township at work: what stands out
Delhi Township and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Delhi Township residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Delhi Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Delhi Township
63% of Delhi Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Delhi Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Delhi Township empties out on a workday
About 19,000 people are in Delhi Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than the 29,000 who live here: 13,000 head out to work and 3,400 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Delhi Township: the grade in detail
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Delhi Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
36% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Delhi Township clocks in
36% of workers
3% 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.
What Delhi Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delhi Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,354 → 4,345. 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 Delhi Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Delhi Township on a workday
On a workday 13,065 residents head out to work, 923 work right here, and 3,422 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Delhi Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Delhi Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delhi Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,104 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far Delhi Township goes to work
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.
Driving is how Delhi Township gets around
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,627 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 75% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 4.3% of Delhi Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Delhi Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Delhi Township ranks: 696th of 1,467 U.S. towns of 20,000 to 39,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 8 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 694 | Portland TX | 20,833 | $84K | 9.0% | 3.2% | 14% | B+ |
| 695 | Duluth GA | 33,815 | $95K | 8.9% | 5.6% | 5% | B+ |
| 696 | Delhi Township OH | 28,968 | $91K | 8.5% | 4.2% | 7% | B+ |
| 697 | Oxford Township MI | 23,066 | $114K | 7.0% | 6.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 698 | Winter Gardens CA | 22,131 | $98K | 9.3% | 5.2% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,467 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Delhi Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
36% of Delhi Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delhi Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Township | – | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $90,781 |
| Cincinnati | 36% | C− | A+ | 22 min | $52,909 |
| Covedale | under 2% | A | B | 27 min | $90,694 |
| Green Township | under 2% | A | B− | 25 min | $88,314 |
| Mack | under 2% | A | C− | 26 min | $121,609 |
| Miami Township | under 2% | B | C− | 28 min | $99,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cincinnati. Darker towns draw more of Delhi 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 Delhi Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delhi Township?
$90,781 (±$8,673) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delhi Township?
8.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delhi Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delhi Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (36%, 7 mi), Blue Ash (3%, 16 mi), Bridgetown (2%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Delhi Township walkable?
Delhi Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Delhi Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delhi Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delhi 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.