Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA job hub: Jefferson Township has 2.5 jobs per working resident, and 8,487 people come in to work
Jefferson Township has 8,863 jobs for 3,598 working residents. Jobs and income earn Jefferson Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C−. About one in ten work in Jefferson Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (35%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jefferson Township, in a few figures
Jobs in Jefferson Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Jefferson Township went from 3,194 in 2013 to 8,863 in 2023, +177%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
69% of the jobs in Jefferson Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Jefferson Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Jefferson Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Jefferson Township come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jefferson Township is where the jobs are
Jefferson Township has 8,863 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 14,000 people are in town, 59% more than the 8,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
The biggest group of Jefferson Township’s workers comes from Columbus
2,795 of the people who work in Jefferson Township live in Columbus, 17 miles away, more than from any other town. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Jefferson Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jefferson Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #297 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($82,300, U.S. $80,734). 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, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The kinds of work in Jefferson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,194 → 8,863. 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.
Where Jefferson Township’s workers come from
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
35% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
Who leaves Jefferson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,222 residents head out to work and 376 work right here.
About 14,000 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 59% 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 trip to work from Jefferson Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 3,212 commuters (the 18% 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.
How far Jefferson Township’s workers travel
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 Jefferson Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #778 of 993 in Ohio. 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 3,913 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). 3.0% of Jefferson Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Jefferson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Jefferson Township ranks: 908th of 2,933 U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 8 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 15 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
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| 906 | Scotia NY | 7,295 | $77K | 4.9% | 3.2% | 3% | A− |
| 907 | West Boylston MA | 7,923 | $105K | 6.6% | 4.6% | 7% | A− |
| 908 | Jefferson Township OH | 8,927 | $82K | 7.9% | 2.9% | 10% | A− |
| 909 | West Greenwich RI | 6,750 | $136K | 2.3% | 7.4% | 7% | A− |
| 910 | Santa Clara UT | 8,722 | $96K | 3.9% | 2.9% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,933 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Work in the towns next to Jefferson Township
The biggest share goes to West Jefferson (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | A− | C− | 24 min | $82,300 |
| Brown Township | under 1% | A− | C− | 24 min | $133,542 |
| Lake Darby | under 1% | A | D− | 23 min | $97,404 |
| West Jefferson | 9% | B+ | D | 26 min | $64,136 |
| Prairie Township | under 1% | A− | A− | 21 min | $73,793 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Canaan Township | under 1% | A | C+ | 20 min | $80,433 |
| Monroe Township | under 1% | B | D− | 26 min | $86,875 |
| Fairfield Township | under 1% | A | D− | 27 min | $106,050 |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | A | D | 27 min | $90,288 |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Creek 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?
$82,300 (±$13,972) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
7.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (35%, 17 mi), West Jefferson (9%, 0 mi), Dublin (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jefferson 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 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.