Jefferson Township’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Jefferson Township grades A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. The poverty rate is 3.7% (Ohio 13.3%). Home is the office for 24% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Jefferson Township, in brief
Much of Jefferson Township works one town over
58% of working residents work in a town that borders Jefferson Township: Columbus (49%), Gahanna (7%) and Reynoldsburg (2%). Next door ↓
Home offices are common in Jefferson Township
24% of Jefferson Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Jefferson Township makes and builds things
36% of the jobs based in Jefferson Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Jefferson Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 9%. The jobs ↓
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.
The four measures behind Jefferson Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jefferson Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #29 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jefferson Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Jefferson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 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 6,038 commuters (the 24% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 36% of the jobs in Jefferson Township
2,414 jobs are based in Jefferson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,656 → 2,414. 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.
A workday in Jefferson Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,150 residents head out to work, 68 work right here, and 2,346 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
49% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
49% of workers
7% 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.
How far it is to work from Jefferson 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.
Most of Jefferson Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #664 of 993 in Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,918 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 2% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% 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 56th of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Fort Hunt VA | 16,700 | $216K | 2.2% | 3.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 55 | Great Falls VA | 15,228 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 56 | Jefferson Township OH | 16,039 | $131K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 57 | Whitefish Bay WI | 14,489 | $157K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| 58 | Worcester Township PA | 11,191 | $185K | 3.1% | 3.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
58% of Jefferson Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Columbus (49%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | A+ | C | 23 min | $131,250 |
| Mifflin Township | under 2% | A | B | 20 min | $104,427 |
| Gahanna | 7% | A | B | 20 min | $109,061 |
| Columbus | 49% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| Reynoldsburg | 2% | B | B+ | 25 min | $72,972 |
| Pataskala | under 2% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $92,033 |
| Truro Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 24 min | $65,999 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$131,250 (±$17,833) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
3.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (49%, 10 mi), Gahanna (7%, 4 mi), New Albany (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 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 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.