Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Genoa Township has higher household incomes than 97% of U.S. towns
1.5% of residents are in poverty; Ohio has 13.3%. Jobs and income earn Genoa Township A+; getting around on foot earns it C. 30% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Genoa Township: the figures worth knowing
Home offices are common in Genoa Township
30% of Genoa Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Nearly half of Genoa Township works in Columbus
5,387 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Columbus, 14 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Genoa Township itself. The commute map ↓
Genoa Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Genoa Township went from 3,429 in 2013 to 5,570 in 2023, +62%. The jobs ↓
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 Genoa Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Genoa Township is among the top U.S. towns, #21 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Genoa Township stays A+.
Commuting from Genoa Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Genoa Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,426 commuters (the 30% 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.
45% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Genoa Township clocks in
45% of workers
9% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Genoa Township
5,570 jobs are based in Genoa Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Genoa Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,429 → 5,570. 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 Genoa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Genoa Township
On a workday 11,615 residents head out to work, 396 work right here, and 5,174 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Genoa Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.46 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Genoa Township
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.
For most of Genoa Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Genoa Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #655 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,393 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 1.7% of Genoa Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Genoa Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 19,000 to 37,000, Genoa Township ranks 20th of 1,509 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 8 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 10 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Geneva IL | 21,138 | $144K | 3.8% | 1.8% | 13% | A+ |
| 19 | Hopkinton MA | 19,866 | $223K | 2.5% | 2.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 20 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 21 | Avon OH | 25,611 | $136K | 3.0% | 1.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 22 | Scotch Plains Township NJ | 25,437 | $184K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
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| 36 | Mason OH | 35,834 | $125K | 3.6% | 2.0% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,509 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Genoa Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Genoa Township and its neighbors: 12% work next door
The biggest share goes to Westerville (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Genoa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa Township | – | A+ | C | 24 min | $176,937 |
| Westerville | 9% | A+ | A− | 19 min | $109,404 |
| Orange Township | 3% | A | B+ | 23 min | $146,212 |
| Harlem Township | under 2% | A | D | 23 min | $122,311 |
| Berkshire Township | under 2% | A | B | 31 min | $145,091 |
| Blendon Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 22 min | $102,089 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Genoa 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 Genoa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Genoa Township?
$176,937 (±$6,521) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Genoa Township?
1.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Genoa Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Genoa Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (45%, 14 mi), Westerville (9%, 4 mi), Dublin (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Genoa Township walkable?
Genoa Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Genoa Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Genoa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Genoa 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.