Photo: dok1 · CC BY 2.0Elizabeth Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 442 jobs in Elizabeth Township; 988 of its residents have a job. Elizabeth Township grades D for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Elizabeth Township stands out on work
Elizabeth Township and Ironton trade workers both ways
Ironton is the top workplace for Elizabeth Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Elizabeth Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Elizabeth Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Elizabeth Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 988 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Elizabeth Township
On income, poverty and job access, Elizabeth Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Elizabeth Township’s grade.
Unemployment (4.5%) is left out: Elizabeth 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, Elizabeth Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
17% of working residents work in Ironton
Where Elizabeth Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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 daily trip from Elizabeth Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elizabeth Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 891 commuters (the 2% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Elizabeth Township
On a workday 941 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 395 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Elizabeth Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Elizabeth Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elizabeth Township, 2013 → 2023: 196 → 442. 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 Elizabeth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Elizabeth Township works
About 27% 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.
The commute in Elizabeth Township is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 911 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). 3.9% of Elizabeth Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Elizabeth Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Elizabeth Township is 4,459th among 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,457 | Christopher IL | 2,607 | $48K | 20.8% | 7.4% | 8% | D |
| 4,458 | Conrad MT | 2,393 | $48K | 17.6% | 4.3% | 42% | D |
| 4,459 | Elizabeth Township OH | 2,415 | $61K | 18.5% | 4.5% | 5% | D |
| 4,460 | Shippen Township PA | 1,805 | $62K | 14.5% | 7.6% | 14% | D |
| 4,461 | Steeleville IL | 1,883 | $60K | 22.5% | 3.7% | 22% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | 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 Elizabeth Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Elizabeth Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hamilton Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elizabeth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Township | – | D | D− | 31 min | $60,708 |
| Decatur Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Upper Township | under 2% | D | B | 22 min | $48,548 |
| Green Township | under 2% | C | D− | 28 min | $59,941 |
| Hamilton Township | 1% | C | C− | 23 min | $57,500 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | C | D− | 45 min | $66,915 |
| Aid Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Decatur Township and Aid Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elizabeth Township?
$60,708 (±$10,750) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elizabeth Township?
18.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elizabeth Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elizabeth Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ironton (17%, 6 mi), Ashland (11%, 12 mi), Huntington (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Elizabeth Township walkable?
Elizabeth Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Elizabeth Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elizabeth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elizabeth 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.