Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Gratis Township works elsewhere
Only 6% stay in Gratis Township for work; outside it, Middletown is the main destination (9%, 11 miles). There are 303 jobs in Gratis Township; 1,472 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Gratis Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Gratis Township: the figures worth knowing
Gratis Township is a place people come home to
There are 303 jobs based in Gratis Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gratis Township has about 3,000 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Gratis 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.
Why Gratis Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Unemployment holds Gratis Township’s grade up (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gratis Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Who leaves Gratis Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,391 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 222 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Gratis Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Gratis Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gratis Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,831 commuters (the 11% 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.
Commuting out of Gratis Township: the destinations
Where Gratis Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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: 34% of the jobs in Gratis Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gratis Township, 2013 → 2023: 335 → 303. 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 Gratis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Gratis Township
About 18% 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.
Driving is how Gratis Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% 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 2,057 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). 2.6% of Gratis Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gratis Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,731st of 4,195: where Gratis Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,700
| # | 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+ |
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| 60 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 68 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 91 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,729 | Newcastle WY | 3,349 | $83K | 7.3% | 0.4% | 48% | B |
| 1,730 | La Salle Township MI | 4,591 | $86K | 9.7% | 4.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,731 | Gratis Township OH | 4,192 | $89K | 13.6% | 3.0% | 6% | B |
| 1,732 | Lanai City HI | 3,393 | $92K | 6.7% | 2.2% | 32% | B |
| 1,733 | Ottawa OH | 4,437 | $70K | 8.6% | 1.7% | 25% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,195 | 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 Gratis Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Gratis Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gratis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gratis Township | – | B | D | 29 min | $88,523 |
| Lanier Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $62,689 |
| Somers Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 29 min | $64,350 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $80,337 |
| Gratis | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 24 min | $82,216 |
| German Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $97,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gratis: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gratis 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 Gratis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gratis Township?
$88,523 (±$7,294) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gratis Township?
13.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gratis Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gratis Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middletown (9%, 11 mi), Eaton (7%, 11 mi), Dayton (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gratis Township walkable?
Gratis Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gratis Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gratis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gratis 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.