Hartford Township has higher household incomes than 92% of U.S. towns
28% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. The two grades for Hartford Township are A for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hartford Township: the gist
Hartford Township makes and builds things
88% of the jobs based in Hartford Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hartford Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
Hartford Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Hartford Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Hartford Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Hartford Township
29% of Hartford Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 594 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Hartford Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hartford Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($131,204, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hartford Township could be anywhere from C to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 88% of the jobs in Hartford Township
481 jobs are based in Hartford Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hartford Township, 2014 → 2024: 393 → 481. 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 Hartford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
31% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Hartford Township clocks in
31% of workers
6% 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.
Commuting from Hartford Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hartford Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 696 commuters (the 28% 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.
In and out of Hartford Township on a workday
On a workday 589 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 476 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How far Hartford Township’s workers travel
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.
For most of Hartford Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hartford Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hartford 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 973 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 5.5% of Hartford Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hartford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hartford Township next to U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000: 317th of 6,308 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 31 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 315 | Lakeside TX | 1,588 | $112K | 8.5% | 2.0% | 0% | A |
| 316 | Fox Township IL | 1,674 | $116K | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1% | A |
| 317 | Hartford Township OH | 1,476 | $131K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
| 318 | Eldorado WI | 1,399 | $105K | 3.2% | 3.0% | 1% | A |
| 319 | Long Beach IN | 1,158 | $122K | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Hartford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Hartford Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hartford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Township | – | A | D− | 34 min | $131,204 |
| Bennington Township | under 2% | A | D− | 35 min | $93,047 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 28 min | $90,476 |
| Hilliar Township | under 2% | A− | C | 33 min | $91,019 |
| Trenton Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $136,667 |
| Harlem Township | under 2% | A | D | 23 min | $122,311 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hartford 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 Hartford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hartford Township?
$131,204 (±$75,514) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hartford Township?
5.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hartford Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hartford Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (31%, 23 mi), Newark (6%, 18 mi), Westerville (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hartford Township walkable?
Hartford Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hartford Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hartford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hartford 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.