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Jobs & commute in Jackson Township

Jackson Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. Jackson Township has 160 jobs for 436 working residents. Hardly any stay in Jackson Township for work; outside it, Waverly is the main destination (15%, 6 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

The work figures that set Jackson Township apart

Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 25 minutes). Time on the road ↓

Few Jackson Township workers work from home

Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓

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 436 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Time on the road

Jackson Township’s commute takes about 35 minutes

A year of commuting
271 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jackson Township35 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Jackson Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
11%Carpool
4%Other

Share of the 361 commuters (the 0% 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.

Day and night

Who commutes out of Jackson Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 433 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 157 people come in from elsewhere.

433live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
157work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,200
Workday890
1,200live here− 430head out to work+ 160come in to work= 890on a workday

About 890 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.37jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Jackson Township to work: where people go

Piketon: 16 residents work here (4%)Waverly: 66 residents work here (15%)Jackson: 11 residents work here (3%)Chillicothe: 35 residents work here (8%)Portsmouth: 14 residents work here (3%)Columbus: 19 residents work here (4%)Franklin TownshipJackson TownshipGreen Township: 29 residents work here (7%)Jefferson TownshipUnion Township: 11 residents work here (3%)Marion TownshipBeaver TownshipSeal TownshipPebble TownshipPee Pee Township: 9 residents work here (2%)Jackson TownshipScioto Township: 37 residents work here (8%)Vernon TownshipScioto TownshipWest PortsmouthWheelersburgWaverlyScioto TownshipChillicotheGreen TownshipColumbusPiketonJackson Township
1
Waverly6.3 mi away
15%66
2
Scioto Township12 mi away
8%37
3
Chillicothe15.8 mi away
8%35
4
Green Township20.8 mi away
7%29
5
Columbus59.1 mi away
4%19
6
Piketon8.4 mi away
4%16
7
Portsmouth26.7 mi away
3%14
8
Jackson13.5 mi away
3%11
9
Union Township22.3 mi away
3%11
102%9
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%189
The top trips

Where Jackson Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Jackson Township is a services town

Jobs based in Jackson TownshipJobs Jackson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms2%24%
Trade, transport & utilities1%19%
Services: health, schools, offices97%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less4%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month10%32%
Over $3,333 a month86%55%

Who does it

29 or younger12%23%
30 to 5446%51%
55 and older43%26%
+281%

Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 160. 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.

How far

Where in the region Jackson Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miWaverly: 15% · 6.3 miScioto Township: 8% · 12 miChillicothe: 8% · 15.8 miGreen Township: 7% · 20.8 miColumbus: 4% · 59.1 miPiketon: 4% · 8.4 miPortsmouth: 3% · 26.7 miJackson: 3% · 13.5 miUnion Township: 3% · 22.3 miPee Pee Township: 2% · 8 miWaverly 15%Scioto Township 8%Chillicothe 8%Green Township 7%Columbus 4%Jackson Township
Jackson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi98 residents
38%10–24 mi167 residents
13%25–50 mi55 residents
26%Over 50 mi114 residents

About 26% 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.

Next door

The towns around Jackson Township

The biggest share goes to Pee Pee Township (2%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Pee Pee Township20 min
Beaver Township20 min
Seal Township22 min
Jefferson Township23 min
Franklin Township25 min
Jackson Township35 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJackson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jackson Township–——35 min$34,468
Seal Townshipunder 3%DC−22 min$40,896
Pee Pee Township2%C−B−20 min$57,269
Beaver Townshipunder 3%DC−20 min$50,911
Jefferson Townshipunder 3%CD−23 min$63,969
Franklin Townshipunder 3%DD−25 min$41,319

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Jackson Township: questions

What is the median household income in Jackson Township?

$34,468 (±$13,718) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?

34.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Jackson Township?

35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waverly (15%, 6 mi), Scioto Township (8%, 12 mi), Chillicothe (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Jackson Township

Jackson Township home →

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.