Most of Jefferson Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
The two grades for Jefferson Township are D for jobs and income and D for walkability. Jefferson Township has 146 jobs, against 501 working residents. Measured by household income, Jefferson Township is behind 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Jefferson Township in brief
Jefferson Township is a place people come home to
There are 146 jobs based in Jefferson Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Jefferson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 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 501 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Jefferson Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Jefferson Township is better than 9% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jefferson Township’s grade.
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: Jefferson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
How a workday changes Jefferson Township
On a workday 493 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Jefferson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jefferson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 701 commuters (the 6% 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.
14% of working residents work in Coshocton
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
14% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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 Jefferson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 142 → 146. 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 Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Jefferson Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 18% 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.
In Jefferson Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Jefferson 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 744 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). 10.6% of Jefferson Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jefferson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Jefferson Township is 5,281st of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,279 | Buena Vista Township IL | 1,852 | $71K | 38.7% | 8.0% | 4% | D |
| 5,280 | Reserve Township IN | 1,301 | $51K | 17.4% | 6.0% | 2% | D |
| 5,281 | Jefferson Township OH | 1,487 | $50K | 15.2% | 1.3% | 2% | D |
| 5,282 | Richland Township OH | 1,649 | $54K | 15.0% | 0.0% | 1% | D |
| 5,283 | Rome Township PA | 1,962 | $59K | 15.2% | 3.9% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Jefferson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Jefferson Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bethlehem Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | D | D | 31 min | $49,688 |
| Bedford Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Newcastle Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Bethlehem Township | 2% | D | D− | 30 min | $64,083 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bedford Township, Newcastle Township and Monroe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson Township?
$49,688 (±$18,165) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
15.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coshocton (14%, 12 mi), Columbus (5%, 56 mi), Zanesville (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jefferson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jefferson 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.