Photo: Nyttend · Public domainEtna Township has higher household incomes than 79% of U.S. towns
Etna Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Poverty touches 8.9% of residents, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. 22% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Etna Township
Stores, warehouses and trucking
76% of the jobs in Etna Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 27% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Jobs in Etna Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Etna Township went from 3,026 in 2013 to 12,656 in 2023, +318%. The jobs ↓
Etna Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Etna Township residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Etna Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Etna Township works from home
23% of Etna Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Etna 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 ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Etna Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Etna Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #326 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Etna Township’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Etna Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Inside Etna Township’s 12,656 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Etna Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,026 → 12,656. 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 Etna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
37% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Etna Township clocks in
37% of workers
5% 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 trip to work from Etna Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Etna Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,914 commuters (the 23% 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.
A workday in Etna Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 8,408 residents head out to work, 692 work right here, and 11,964 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Etna Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Etna Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Most trips from Etna Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Etna Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns, #633 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Etna 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 10,213 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% 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 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 4.4% of Etna Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Etna Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Etna Township is 757th of 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Avon OH | 25,611 | $136K | 3.0% | 1.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 755 | Live Oak TX | 16,426 | $80K | 5.5% | 4.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 756 | West Chester PA | 19,591 | $78K | 20.4% | 7.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 757 | Etna Township OH | 20,136 | $103K | 8.9% | 4.5% | 8% | B+ |
| 758 | Fairwood WA | 17,856 | $122K | 8.4% | 5.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 759 | Godfrey IL | 17,620 | $95K | 6.4% | 4.6% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Etna Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Etna Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Reynoldsburg (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Etna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etna Township | – | B+ | C | 29 min | $102,813 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $110,765 |
| Pataskala | 2% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $92,033 |
| Truro Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 24 min | $65,999 |
| Reynoldsburg | 5% | B | B+ | 25 min | $72,972 |
| Violet Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 27 min | $122,471 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Etna 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 Etna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Etna Township?
$102,813 (±$7,627) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Etna Township?
8.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Etna Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Etna Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (37%, 16 mi), Reynoldsburg (5%, 5 mi), New Albany (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Etna Township walkable?
Etna Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Etna Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Etna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Etna 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.