Photo: tcpix · CC BY-SA 2.0Jackson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 1% stay in Jackson Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (8%, 51 miles). Employers in Jackson Township report 18 jobs, against 251 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
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 a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Jackson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 480 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Jackson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Jackson Township is Columbus, 51 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (21) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Jackson Township
On a workday 248 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where in the region Jackson Township works
About 25% 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.
About 33 minutes to work from Jackson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 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 407 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.
Where people from Jackson Township work
Where Jackson Township clocks in
8% 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.
28% of the jobs in Jackson Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 18. 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 towns around Jackson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $62,174 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | D | D | 34 min | $53,711 |
| Benton Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Eagle Township | under 3% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Salt Creek Township | under 3% | C | D | 33 min | $45,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Benton Township and Eagle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$62,174 (±$52,634) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
17.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
33 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?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (8%, 51 mi), Chillicothe (8%, 22 mi), Green Township (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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.