Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Dinsmore Township (6.8%) is higher than in 81% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Dinsmore Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (C−). About one in ten work in Dinsmore Township; the top destination outside it is Sidney (16%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dinsmore Township at work: what stands out
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Dinsmore Township
The poverty rate holds Dinsmore Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dinsmore Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
42% of the jobs in Dinsmore Township make or build things
1,353 jobs are based in Dinsmore Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dinsmore Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,107 → 1,353. 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 Dinsmore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Dinsmore Township
On a workday 1,472 residents head out to work, 172 work right here, and 1,181 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 (0.82 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 the trip to work from Dinsmore Township ends
Where Dinsmore Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
Dinsmore Township’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dinsmore Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,627 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where in the region Dinsmore Township works
About 17% 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.
Driving is how Dinsmore Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,756 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). 1.8% of Dinsmore Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dinsmore Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,818th of 4,535: where Dinsmore Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,816 | Sheffield Township IN | 4,013 | $81K | 26.9% | 0.7% | 13% | B |
| 1,817 | Vienna Township OH | 4,024 | $76K | 6.7% | 5.2% | 5% | B |
| 1,818 | Dinsmore Township OH | 3,445 | $91K | 4.1% | 6.8% | 10% | B |
| 1,819 | Hawarden IA | 2,665 | $74K | 7.2% | 1.7% | 22% | B |
| 1,820 | Guntown MS | 2,616 | $96K | 9.8% | 3.4% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | 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 Dinsmore Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Dinsmore Township
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dinsmore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinsmore Township | – | B | C− | 19 min | $90,883 |
| Jackson Township | 2% | B− | D | 18 min | $79,545 |
| Franklin Township | 5% | A− | C− | 18 min | $86,862 |
| Pusheta Township | under 2% | B− | D | 19 min | $86,250 |
| Van Buren Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 22 min | $104,701 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dinsmore 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 Dinsmore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dinsmore Township?
$90,883 (±$2,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dinsmore Township?
4.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dinsmore Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dinsmore Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sidney (16%, 10 mi), Botkins (7%, 2 mi), Anna (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dinsmore Township walkable?
Dinsmore Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dinsmore 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 Dinsmore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dinsmore 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.