Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 0.2%, unemployment in Jackson Township is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 22 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26. The two grades for Jackson Township are B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 4% stay in Jackson Township for work; outside it, Mansfield is the main destination (22%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Jackson Township
Income, poverty and work: Jackson Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #479 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Jackson Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The towns that employ Jackson Township’s residents
Where Jackson Township clocks in
22% of workers
13% of workers
7% 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.
How a workday changes Jackson Township
On a workday 1,464 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 1,127 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 29% of Jackson Township’s jobs are in goods
1,183 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 946 → 1,183. 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.
Commuting from Jackson Township: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 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 1,551 commuters (the 8% 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.
Half of Jackson Township commutes less than 12 miles
About 27% 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.
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 6% of U.S. towns, #939 of 993 in Ohio. 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 1,685 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). 4.9% 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: 1,658th of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 43 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 50 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 53 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,656 | North Township IN | 4,030 | $73K | 9.4% | 2.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,657 | Sherlock Township KS | 2,907 | $85K | 9.5% | 2.6% | 19% | B |
| 1,658 | Jackson Township OH | 3,680 | $73K | 11.2% | 0.2% | 4% | B |
| 1,659 | West Providence Township PA | 3,064 | $80K | 5.4% | 2.4% | 11% | B |
| 1,660 | Carmel Valley Village CA | 4,785 | $156K | 4.8% | 6.3% | 11% | B |
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| 4,318 | 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.
13% of Jackson Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | B | D | 22 min | $72,986 |
| Sharon Township | under 2% | C | C | 23 min | $60,684 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 16 min | $47,879 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | B | B− | 20 min | $80,762 |
| Cass Township | under 2% | B | A− | 23 min | $66,797 |
| Shelby | 13% | C | C | 24 min | $58,351 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shelby. 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?
$72,986 (±$14,567) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
11.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mansfield (22%, 7 mi), Shelby (13%, 4 mi), Columbus (7%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 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 5% 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.