Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGasper Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 3% stay in Gasper Township for work; outside it, Eaton is the main destination (25%, 4 miles). Employers in Gasper Township report 122 jobs, and 1,717 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Gasper Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Gasper Township apart
Gasper Township is a place people come home to
There are 122 jobs based in Gasper Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gasper Township has about 2,300 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Gasper Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 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.
What’s behind Gasper Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gasper Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #389 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Gasper Township’s grade up (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 46% of U.S. towns). 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, Gasper Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The daily commute in and out of Gasper Township
On a workday 1,671 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Gasper Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
The daily trip from Gasper Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gasper Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,863 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.
Where people from Gasper Township work
Where Gasper Township clocks in
25% 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.
Jobs in Gasper Township: what the 122 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gasper Township, 2013 → 2023: 205 → 122. 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 Gasper Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Gasper Township
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.
Getting around Gasper Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gasper Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #953 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Gasper 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 1,999 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). 1.3% of Gasper Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gasper Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Gasper Township is 1,324th of 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,322 | Freeburg IL | 4,507 | $92K | 6.7% | 5.4% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,323 | Eatonville WA | 2,861 | $115K | 2.8% | 3.2% | 14% | B+ |
| 1,324 | Gasper Township OH | 3,888 | $86K | 9.5% | 1.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,325 | Vine Hill CA | 3,540 | $115K | 10.3% | 6.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,326 | Iona ID | 3,179 | $85K | 12.2% | 1.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 Gasper Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Gasper Township
The biggest share goes to Camden (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gasper Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasper Township | – | B+ | D− | 32 min | $85,769 |
| Somers Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 29 min | $64,350 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $84,861 |
| Dixon Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Camden | 2% | C− | C− | 30 min | $49,063 |
| Lanier Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $62,689 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dixon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gasper 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 Gasper Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gasper Township?
$85,769 (±$9,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gasper Township?
9.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gasper Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gasper Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eaton (25%, 4 mi), Richmond (7%, 16 mi), Dayton (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gasper Township walkable?
Gasper Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gasper 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 Gasper Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gasper 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.