Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Dover Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 5% of workers (Ohio 13%). Employers in Dover Township report 69 jobs for 1,376 working residents. For jobs and income Dover Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Dover Township: the gist
Dover Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Dover Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dover Township has about 1,500 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dover Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Dover Township is Columbus, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (303) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Dover Township’s grade explained
The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, 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, Dover Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
How a workday changes Dover Township
On a workday 1,373 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Dover Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
How far Dover 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.
22% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Dover Township clocks in
22% of workers
16% 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.
The kinds of work in Dover Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dover Township, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 69. 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 Dover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Dover Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dover Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,253 commuters (the 5% 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.
For most of Dover Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,322 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). 7.3% of Dover Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dover Township places 535th of 4,703 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | 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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| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 37 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 533 | Dovre Township MN | 2,173 | $129K | 6.2% | 0.4% | 2% | A |
| 534 | Scott Township PA | 2,133 | $84K | 2.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A |
| 535 | Dover Township OH | 2,819 | $95K | 3.2% | 3.5% | <1% | A |
| 536 | River Falls WI | 2,278 | $119K | 4.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A |
| 537 | Pistakee Highlands IL | 3,374 | $103K | 7.5% | 2.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | 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 Dover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
16% of Dover Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Township | – | A | D | 25 min | $94,760 |
| Millcreek Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $151,434 |
| Paris Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $92,127 |
| Marysville | 16% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $92,619 |
| Leesburg Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 29 min | $101,797 |
| Scioto Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $158,920 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marysville. Darker towns draw more of Dover 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 Dover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dover Township?
$94,760 (±$20,527) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dover Township?
3.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dover Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dover Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (22%, 25 mi), Marysville (16%, 4 mi), Dublin (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dover Township walkable?
Dover Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dover Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dover 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.