Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Jackson Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The two grades for Jackson Township are B for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 109 jobs are based in Jackson Township; 536 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (30%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jackson Township at work: what stands out
Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 169 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Jackson Township is a place people come home to
There are 109 jobs based in Jackson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 740 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
30% of Jackson Township works in Columbus
161 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Columbus, 23 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Jackson 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; with 536 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Jackson Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Jackson Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jackson Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Jackson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
About 45 minutes to work from Jackson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 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 342 commuters (the 7% 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.
Who commutes out of Jackson Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 524 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 towns that employ Jackson Township’s residents
Where Jackson Township clocks in
30% of workers
5% 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.
Jackson Township makes things: 86% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 137 → 109. 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.
The distance from Jackson Township to work
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.
Getting around Jackson Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Jackson 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 369 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). 0.0% 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.
Jackson Township places 988th of 4,312 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 41 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 986 | Hustisford WI | 1,076 | $72K | 5.5% | 1.4% | 4% | B |
| 987 | Greenwich Township OH | 1,018 | $78K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1% | B |
| 988 | Jackson Township OH | 1,169 | $82K | 8.7% | 0.0% | 2% | B |
| 989 | Carlton WI | 1,016 | $81K | 6.0% | 4.0% | 2% | B |
| 990 | Powells Crossroads TN | 1,296 | $68K | 4.5% | 3.1% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | B | D− | 45 min | $82,326 |
| Circleville Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $70,435 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 30 min | $101,202 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $64,423 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Muhlenberg Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Scioto Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 28 min | $94,663 |
| Monroe Township | 2% | A | D− | 52 min | $110,179 |
| Deercreek Township | under 2% | C | C− | 37 min | $65,385 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Muhlenberg Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Muhlenberg Township. 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?
$82,326 (±$12,670) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
8.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (30%, 23 mi), Grove City (5%, 14 mi), Circleville (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.