Photo: JBTHEMILKER · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Howard Township (0.9%) is lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Howard Township; the top destination outside it is Mount Vernon (28%, 8 miles). For jobs and income Howard Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D). The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Howard Township at work: what stands out
Howard Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Howard Township is a place people come home to
There are 462 jobs based in Howard Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Howard Township has about 4,500 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Howard Township works in Mount Vernon
601 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Mount Vernon, 8.4 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Howard Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Howard Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Howard Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 22% 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, Howard Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Howard Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Howard Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,576 commuters (the 13% 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.
A workday in Howard Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,028 residents head out to work, 106 work right here, and 356 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Howard Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.22 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.
Where the trip to work from Howard Township ends
Where Howard Township clocks in
6% of workers
3% 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 the 462 jobs in Howard Township are
462 jobs are based in Howard Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Howard Township, 2013 → 2023: 251 → 462. 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 Howard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Howard Township
About 16% 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.
Few in Howard Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,949 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). 3.1% of Howard Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Howard Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
798th of 3,432: where Howard Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 28 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 796 | Telford PA | 4,978 | $91K | 6.2% | 4.2% | 3% | A− |
| 797 | Jersey Village TX | 7,729 | $80K | 6.1% | 4.0% | 3% | A− |
| 798 | Howard Township OH | 6,206 | $105K | 4.5% | 0.9% | 5% | A− |
| 799 | Byron MN | 6,740 | $124K | 4.2% | 4.4% | 8% | A− |
| 800 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque NM | 5,790 | $73K | 8.8% | 0.8% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Howard Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Howard Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Howard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $104,696 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B− | B | 31 min | $68,636 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | C | D− | 29 min | $72,613 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 20 min | $82,218 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Howard 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 Howard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Howard Township?
$104,696 (±$18,366) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Howard Township?
4.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Howard Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Howard Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (28%, 8 mi), Columbus (6%, 46 mi), Gambier (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Howard Township walkable?
Howard Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Howard 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 Howard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Howard 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.