Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Jasper Township works elsewhere
3% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%). 110 jobs are based in Jasper Township for 281 working residents. Only 2% work in Jasper Township; the top destination outside it is Jefferson Township (9%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Jasper Township, in brief
Getting to work from Jasper Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jasper Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 389 commuters (the 3% 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.
Jasper Township by day and by night
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Jasper Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 places Jasper Township commutes to
Where Jasper Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
What Jasper Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jasper Township, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 110. 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 Jasper Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Jasper Township
About 15% 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 is work for 17% of Jasper Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jasper Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $62,750 |
| Union Township | 8% | B− | D | 24 min | $74,352 |
| Jefferson Township | 9% | C+ | D | 28 min | $49,375 |
| Concord Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 33 min | $83,241 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | C− | C | 22 min | $51,902 |
| Wilson Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Concord Township and Wilson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jefferson Township. Darker towns draw more of Jasper 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 Jasper Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jasper Township?
$62,750 (±$57,006) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jasper Township?
16.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jasper Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jasper Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jefferson Township (9%, 6 mi), Washington Court House (9%, 9 mi), Union Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jasper 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 Jasper Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jasper 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.