Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Jackson Township has 1.9 jobs for every working resident: 31,990 people commute in to work
For jobs and income Jackson Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (B−). There are 35,705 jobs in Jackson Township, against 18,399 working residents. About one in five work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, Canton draws the most (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Jackson Township: the gist
Jackson Township is where the jobs are
Jackson Township has 35,705 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 61,000 people are in town, 40% more than the 43,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Jackson Township works one town over
30% of working residents work in a town that borders Jackson Township: Canton (13%), Massillon (6%) and Green (4%). Next door ↓
Jackson Township draws workers from far and wide
The 35,705 jobs in Jackson Township are filled from a wide area. Jackson Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
Inside Jackson Township’s Jobs & income grade
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jackson Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Jackson Township by day and by night
On a workday 14,684 residents head out to work and 3,715 work right here.
About 61,000 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 40% more 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 send workers to Jackson Township
Where Jackson Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Jackson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 30,744 → 35,705. 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 trip to work from Jackson Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 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 17,538 commuters (the 17% 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.
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.
For most of Jackson Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 21,227 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). 2.9% 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.
258th of 1,039: where Jackson Township ranks among U.S. towns of 30,000 to 59,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 4 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 7 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
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| 256 | Crown Point IN | 35,616 | $102K | 6.8% | 2.8% | 19% | A |
| 257 | Mount Juliet TN | 45,172 | $107K | 6.0% | 3.8% | 9% | A |
| 258 | Jackson Township OH | 43,403 | $94K | 5.6% | 3.1% | 20% | A |
| 259 | Milford CT | 53,606 | $111K | 5.1% | 4.4% | 20% | A |
| 260 | San Juan Capistrano CA | 35,119 | $129K | 8.3% | 3.6% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,039 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
30% 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 | – | A | B− | 22 min | $93,927 |
| Massillon | 6% | C+ | B+ | 22 min | $56,446 |
| Canton | 13% | C− | A− | 19 min | $43,188 |
| Plain Township | 3% | A− | B | 21 min | $74,848 |
| Perry Township | 1% | B+ | B− | 19 min | $68,771 |
| Green | 4% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $95,047 |
| North Canton | 3% | A− | A− | 21 min | $72,544 |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $77,568 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Canton. 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?
$93,927 (±$3,449) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
5.6%, 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. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (13%, 7 mi), Akron (7%, 15 mi), Massillon (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 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.