Eden Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Eden Township report 80 jobs, against 563 working residents. The two grades for Eden Township are B+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eden Township and work: the main findings
Eden Township is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in Eden Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eden Township has about 850 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Eden Township and Newark trade workers both ways
Newark is the top workplace for Eden Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Eden Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Eden Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 33 minutes). 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; with 563 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Eden Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Eden Township is better than 73% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Eden Township’s grade up ($109,010, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Eden Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Eden Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who works in Eden Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 555 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Eden Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
20% of working residents work in Newark
Where Eden Township clocks in
20% of workers
13% 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.
Commuting from Eden Township: about 38 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eden Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 686 commuters (the 12% 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.
Goods jobs make up 68% of work in Eden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eden Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 80. 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 Eden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Eden Township commutes
About 18% 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.
Eden Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eden Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Eden 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 780 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). 0.0% of Eden Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eden Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800, Eden Township comes 810th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 27 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 50 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 808 | Calumet WI | 1,432 | $81K | 4.4% | 0.0% | 5% | B+ |
| 809 | Little Walnut Village NM | 1,445 | $125K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 810 | Eden Township OH | 1,328 | $109K | 5.4% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 811 | Lanark WI | 1,546 | $104K | 3.8% | 1.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 812 | Lowell WI | 1,157 | $96K | 6.6% | 3.4% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Eden Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Eden Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Township | – | B+ | D− | 38 min | $109,010 |
| Fallsbury Township | under 2% | D− | B− | — | $46,964 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 33 min | $82,857 |
| Mary Ann Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 28 min | $55,455 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | B | B− | 21 min | $69,091 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eden 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 Eden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eden Township?
$109,010 (±$13,370) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eden Township?
5.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eden Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eden Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (20%, 11 mi), Columbus (13%, 38 mi), Heath (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eden Township walkable?
Eden Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eden 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.