Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Jackson Township works elsewhere
Only 2% stay in Jackson Township for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (10%, 25 miles). Employers in Jackson Township report 356 jobs, and 1,370 of its residents work somewhere. Jackson Township grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Jackson Township apart
Jackson 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 ↓
Jackson Township is a place people come home to
There are 356 jobs based in Jackson Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 2,100 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Jackson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Jackson Township is Cincinnati, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (139) 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.
Inside Jackson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #462 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jackson Township’s grade. 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, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Getting to work from Jackson Township takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,419 commuters (the 12% 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.
How a workday changes Jackson Township
On a workday 1,342 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 328 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Jackson 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.
Commuting out of Jackson Township: the destinations
Where Jackson Township clocks in
10% 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.
69% of the jobs in Jackson Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 310 → 356. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Jackson Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #836 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,619 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). 1.3% of Jackson Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Jackson Township ranks: 1,561st of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 46 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,559 | Buchanan MI | 4,143 | $56K | 7.1% | 2.2% | 11% | B |
| 1,560 | South Toms River NJ | 3,895 | $104K | 7.3% | 8.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,561 | Jackson Township OH | 3,138 | $88K | 8.5% | 3.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,562 | Fulton Township OH | 3,149 | $82K | 12.6% | 2.8% | 3% | B |
| 1,563 | Eldred Township PA | 2,613 | $71K | 9.4% | 1.1% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Jackson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Jackson Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Batavia Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | B | C− | 31 min | $88,156 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 38 min | $80,313 |
| Williamsburg Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 27 min | $65,705 |
| Stonelick Township | under 3% | B | D | 28 min | $71,300 |
| Perry Township | under 3% | A− | D | 37 min | $98,773 |
| Sterling Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 27 min | $77,660 |
| Batavia Township | 3% | B− | B− | 28 min | $77,683 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jackson 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$88,156 (±$11,251) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
8.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (10%, 25 mi), Miami Township (5%, 12 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson 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.