Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJefferson Township has lower unemployment (1.6%) than 89% of U.S. towns
2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn Jefferson Township B; getting around on foot earns it B. Measured by household income, Jefferson Township is behind 58% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Jefferson Township stands out on work
Jefferson Township and Celina trade workers both ways
Celina is the top workplace for Jefferson Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Jefferson Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Jefferson Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 39%. The jobs ↓
Jefferson Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,484 jobs in Jefferson Township are filled from a wide area. Jefferson Township’s own residents hold 25% and the ten next-biggest home towns 20%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Jefferson Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Jefferson Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (11.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
26% of working residents work in Celina
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
26% 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 long Jefferson Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 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 6,774 commuters (the 2% 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.
Jefferson Township works in goods: 36% of its jobs
8,484 jobs are based in Jefferson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2014 → 2024: 7,337 → 8,484. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Jefferson Township
On a workday 4,158 residents head out to work, 2,143 work right here, and 6,341 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How many miles Jefferson Township commutes
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Jefferson Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #292 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 6,925 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). 4.5% 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.
For jobs and income, Jefferson Township is 1,223rd of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,221 | Grovetown GA | 17,939 | $86K | 11.1% | 4.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,222 | Leoni Township MI | 13,764 | $77K | 10.4% | 3.8% | 10% | B |
| 1,223 | Jefferson Township OH | 13,804 | $70K | 11.5% | 1.6% | 34% | B |
| 1,224 | Derby CT | 12,925 | $80K | 10.8% | 5.6% | 7% | B |
| 1,225 | Sun Lakes AZ | 13,924 | $68K | 9.4% | 4.5% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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.
The towns next door employ 26% of Jefferson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | B | B | 19 min | $70,128 |
| Center Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 18 min | $83,036 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | C | D | 24 min | $62,456 |
| Hopewell Township | under 2% | C | D− | 20 min | $70,833 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 15 min | $68,657 |
| Celina | 26% | B− | B | 19 min | $62,849 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Celina. 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 2024, 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?
$70,128 (±$11,350) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
11.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
34% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Celina (26%, 0 mi), Coldwater (7%, 6 mi), St. Marys (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% 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), 2024, 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.