Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 4.2 jobs in Jackson Township for every working resident, and 3,708 people commute in
Jackson Township has 3,791 jobs for 913 working residents. Jobs and income earn Jackson Township C; getting around on foot earns it C−. About one in ten stay in Jackson Township for work; outside it, Youngstown is the main destination (10%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Jackson Township in brief
Jackson Township fills up on a workday
Jackson Township has 3,791 jobs, 4.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,000 people are in town, more than double the 2,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Jackson Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Jackson Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Jackson Township went from 2,741 in 2013 to 3,791 in 2023, +38%. The jobs ↓
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; with 913 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Jackson Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Jackson Township is better than 34% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Jackson Township’s grade up (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (18.1%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (8.0%) is left out: Jackson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Jackson Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 830 residents head out to work and 83 work right here.
About 5,000 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 137% more than live here.
4.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The kinds of work in Jackson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,741 → 3,791. 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.
Where the people who work in Jackson Township live
Where Jackson Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
From Jackson Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 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 703 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.
Jackson Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
For most of Jackson Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 802 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 Jackson Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800, Jackson Township comes 3,001st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,999 | Morrisville VT | 2,404 | $68K | 17.8% | 2.8% | 18% | C |
| 3,000 | Theresa NY | 2,572 | $70K | 11.1% | 3.2% | 4% | C |
| 3,001 | Jackson Township OH | 2,101 | $60K | 18.1% | 8.0% | 9% | C |
| 3,002 | Jay Township PA | 1,884 | $67K | 7.2% | 4.8% | 7% | C |
| 3,003 | Lucasville OH | 1,527 | $64K | 8.4% | 0.0% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Jackson Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Lordstown (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | C | C− | 28 min | $60,039 |
| Ellsworth Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 39 min | $84,050 |
| Austintown Township | 2% | C+ | C+ | 22 min | $56,628 |
| Lordstown | 4% | B+ | D− | 24 min | $66,411 |
| Milton Township | 2% | B+ | B | 29 min | $82,500 |
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?
$60,039 (±$6,815) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
18.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
28 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?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Youngstown (10%, 11 mi), Boardman Township (8%, 11 mi), Austintown (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson 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 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.