Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Elkrun Township works elsewhere
At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%). Employers in Elkrun Township report 671 jobs, against 1,307 working residents. Elkrun Township grades B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Elkrun Township
Elkrun Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Elkrun Township workers work from home
Only 3% 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.
The figures behind Elkrun Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Elkrun Township is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #404 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Elkrun Township’s grade up (1.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 49% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Elkrun Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily trip from Elkrun Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elkrun Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,286 commuters (the 3% 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.
Elkrun Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,291 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 655 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Elkrun Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
5% of working residents work in Lisbon
Where Elkrun Township clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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 Elkrun Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elkrun Township, 2013 → 2023: 759 → 671. 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 Elkrun Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Elkrun Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 24% 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 Elkrun Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Elkrun Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #947 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Elkrun 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 1,323 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). 1.5% of Elkrun Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Elkrun Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Elkrun Township next to U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800: 1,357th of 4,039 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 59 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 67 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 91 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,355 | Harrison Township IN | 3,748 | $75K | 9.5% | 0.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,356 | White Township NJ | 4,706 | $76K | 8.6% | 1.5% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,357 | Elkrun Township OH | 4,299 | $81K | 9.5% | 1.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,358 | La Vale MD | 4,196 | $78K | 4.6% | 3.3% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,359 | Russell KY | 3,628 | $76K | 4.7% | 3.9% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | 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 Elkrun Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Elkrun Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elkrun Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkrun Township | – | B+ | D | 29 min | $80,625 |
| Center Township | 3% | C− | B+ | 23 min | $45,521 |
| Fairfield Township | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 35 min | $88,457 |
| Middleton Township | under 3% | A− | D | 31 min | $86,705 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfield Township: not graded. Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Center Township. Darker towns draw more of Elkrun 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 Elkrun Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elkrun Township?
$80,625 (±$24,673) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elkrun Township?
9.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elkrun Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elkrun Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lisbon (5%, 4 mi), Salem (4%, 12 mi), Boardman Township (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Elkrun Township walkable?
Elkrun Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Elkrun 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 Elkrun Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elkrun 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.