Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFairfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
42 jobs are based in Fairfield Township; 644 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Fairfield Township are A for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, Fairfield Township is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Fairfield Township
Fairfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 42 jobs based in Fairfield Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairfield Township has about 850 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fairfield Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Fairfield Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Fairfield Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 644 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Fairfield Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fairfield Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fairfield Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Fairfield Township
On a workday 640 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Fairfield Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
29% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Fairfield Township clocks in
29% of workers
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 74% of the jobs in Fairfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 42. 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 Fairfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Fairfield Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 993 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far Fairfield Township’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
Most trips from Fairfield Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fairfield Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Fairfield 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 1,136 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). 0.8% of Fairfield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fairfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
337th of 6,308: where Fairfield Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 31 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 56 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 335 | Pine Ridge FL | 1,910 | $132K | 6.9% | 1.1% | 2% | A |
| 336 | Stanton Township MN | 1,129 | $130K | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1% | A |
| 337 | Fairfield Township OH | 1,447 | $106K | 2.6% | 3.0% | 1% | A |
| 338 | Treynor IA | 1,088 | $122K | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5% | A |
| 339 | Mantorville Township MN | 1,858 | $122K | 4.0% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | 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 Fairfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Fairfield Township
The biggest share goes to Union Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | – | A | D− | 27 min | $106,050 |
| Oak Run Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 30 min | $100,000 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $90,288 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $82,300 |
| Union Township | 2% | B+ | D− | 22 min | $94,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Run Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairfield Township?
$106,050 (±$8,437) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairfield Township?
2.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairfield Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (29%, 19 mi), London (14%, 8 mi), West Jefferson (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairfield Township walkable?
Fairfield Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairfield 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.