Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Hilliar Township works elsewhere
About one in ten work in Hilliar Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (10%, 27 miles). 529 jobs are based in Hilliar Township, and 1,100 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Hilliar Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hilliar Township apart
Hilliar Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Hilliar Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hilliar Township is Columbus, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (109) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 drives the Jobs & income grade in Hilliar Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hilliar Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #211 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hilliar Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
The trip to work from Hilliar Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hilliar Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,522 commuters (the 17% 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 distance from Hilliar Township to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily commute in and out of Hilliar Township
On a workday 999 residents head out to work, 101 work right here, and 428 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Hilliar Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 places Hilliar Township commutes to
Where Hilliar Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
What Hilliar Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hilliar Township, 2013 → 2023: 592 → 529. 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 Hilliar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Hilliar Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hilliar Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #645 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Hilliar 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 1,839 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 Hilliar Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Hilliar Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hilliar Township is 659th of 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 657 | Yorkville WI | 3,253 | $123K | 5.3% | 5.0% | 7% | A− |
| 658 | Metamora Township MI | 4,573 | $109K | 3.9% | 3.1% | 6% | A− |
| 659 | Hilliar Township OH | 3,849 | $91K | 4.9% | 2.6% | 9% | A− |
| 660 | Mogadore OH | 3,816 | $83K | 8.6% | 1.1% | 4% | A− |
| 661 | Gardner Township IL | 4,551 | $104K | 1.1% | 3.8% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Hilliar Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Hilliar Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hilliar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliar Township | – | A− | C | 33 min | $91,019 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | A | D | 41 min | $91,182 |
| South Bloomfield Township | under 2% | B | C− | 27 min | $86,935 |
| Porter Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 31 min | $124,438 |
| Hartford Township | under 2% | A | D− | 34 min | $131,204 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hilliar 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 Hilliar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hilliar Township?
$91,019 (±$17,740) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hilliar Township?
4.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hilliar Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hilliar Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (10%, 27 mi), Mount Vernon (9%, 12 mi), Centerburg (7%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hilliar Township walkable?
Hilliar Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hilliar Township without a car?
1% 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 Hilliar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hilliar 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.