At 0.5%, unemployment in Dunham Township is lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
For 7% of workers, the job is at home (Ohio 13%). The two grades for Dunham Township are B for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 1% work in Dunham Township itself; outside it, Parkersburg draws the most (19%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Dunham Township, in brief
Many Dunham Township workers cross into West Virginia
43% of Dunham Township workers work outside Ohio, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Parkersburg (19%) and Vienna (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Dunham Township is a place people come home to
There are 297 jobs based in Dunham Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dunham Township has about 1,700 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dunham Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 Dunham Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dunham Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #484 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Dunham Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dunham Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Where Dunham Township goes to work
Where Dunham Township clocks in
19% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
A workday in Dunham Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,061 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 284 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Dunham Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.28 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Dunham Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dunham Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,142 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.
Making and building: 49% of jobs based in Dunham Township
297 jobs are based in Dunham Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dunham Township, 2013 → 2023: 223 → 297. 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 Dunham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Dunham Township goes to work
About 22% 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.
In Dunham Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dunham Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns, #968 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Dunham 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 1,224 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). 8.8% of Dunham Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dunham Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dunham Township next to U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400: 1,614th of 4,868 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,612 | North Pole AK | 2,477 | $92K | 4.9% | 4.6% | — | B |
| 1,613 | Troy NH | 2,198 | $89K | 4.1% | 4.6% | 5% | B |
| 1,614 | Dunham Township OH | 2,503 | $71K | 5.9% | 0.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,615 | Cooper Township PA | 2,537 | $81K | 6.4% | 2.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,616 | Barr Township PA | 1,996 | $78K | 3.5% | 3.3% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Dunham Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Dunham Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Warren Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dunham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunham Township | – | B | D− | 28 min | $71,063 |
| Belpre Township | 2% | C | D− | 24 min | $78,696 |
| Warren Township | 3% | B | D | 25 min | $82,617 |
| Barlow Township | 3% | C− | D− | 25 min | $80,130 |
| Decatur Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 36 min | $72,554 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 32 min | $74,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dunham 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 Dunham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dunham Township?
$71,063 (±$14,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dunham Township?
5.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dunham Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dunham Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parkersburg (19%, 7 mi), Marietta (12%, 12 mi), Belpre (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dunham Township walkable?
Dunham Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dunham Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dunham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dunham 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.