Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Farmington Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 244 jobs in Farmington Township, and 738 of its residents work somewhere. Farmington Township grades B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 6% work in Farmington Township itself; outside it, Middlefield Township draws the most (9%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Farmington Township, in a few figures
Why Farmington Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Farmington Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #674 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Farmington Township’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Farmington Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Time on the road from Farmington Township: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farmington Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,029 commuters (the 7% 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 daily flow of workers through Farmington Township
On a workday 695 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Farmington Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Farmington Township to work: where people go
Where Farmington Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
32% of the jobs in Farmington Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farmington Township, 2014 → 2024: 55 → 244. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Farmington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Farmington Township
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Farmington Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Farmington Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #705 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,112 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). 34.6% of Farmington Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Farmington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Farmington Township is 2,657th of 5,016 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 4,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,655 | Lake Edward Township MN | 2,234 | $82K | 6.7% | 5.2% | 5% | B− |
| 2,656 | Yates NY | 2,520 | $87K | 18.8% | 1.3% | 13% | B− |
| 2,657 | Farmington Township OH | 2,928 | $63K | 16.6% | 2.0% | 6% | B− |
| 2,658 | Pinetop Country Club AZ | 2,054 | $80K | 5.7% | 5.9% | 6% | B− |
| 2,659 | Captain Cook HI | 3,419 | $109K | 4.4% | 8.2% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,016 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 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 Farmington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
15% of Farmington Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farmington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Township | – | B− | C | 46 min | $62,609 |
| Bristol Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 27 min | $69,167 |
| Parkman Township | 2% | A | B− | 37 min | $100,417 |
| Southington Township | under 2% | B | D− | 25 min | $69,750 |
| Mesopotamia Township | 4% | B− | B− | 37 min | $66,167 |
| Middlefield Township | 9% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $74,342 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Middlefield Township. Darker towns draw more of Farmington 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 2024, 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 Farmington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Farmington Township?
$62,609 (±$4,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farmington Township?
16.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farmington Township?
46 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farmington Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middlefield Township (9%, 7 mi), Middlefield (6%, 8 mi), Mesopotamia Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Farmington Township walkable?
Farmington Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Farmington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 35% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Farmington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farmington Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.