Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJefferson Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 38% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #752 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability C: more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns · #719 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are lower than in 67% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Jefferson Township; the top destination outside it is Richmond (23%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Jefferson Township
A lot of Jefferson Township workers cross into Indiana
27% of Jefferson Township workers work outside Ohio, most of them in Indiana, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Jefferson Township and Richmond trade workers both ways
Richmond is the top workplace for Jefferson Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Jefferson Township come from (13% of its jobs). 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.
What’s behind Jefferson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jefferson Township is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #752 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Jefferson Township’s grade up (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.1%, 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.
23% of working residents work in Richmond
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
12% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Jefferson Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,290 residents head out to work, 136 work right here, and 591 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.51 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.
What the 727 jobs in Jefferson Township are
727 jobs are based in Jefferson Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 647 → 727. 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.
About 25 minutes each way, about the OH average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 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 1,302 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Jefferson Township commutes less than 14 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Most trips from Jefferson Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns, #719 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,456 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). 3.4% 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.
Jefferson Township is 2,911th of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Jefferson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,909 | Lake City PA | 2,842 | $75K | 10.8% | 5.6% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,910 | White Pine TN | 2,619 | $55K | 11.6% | 4.1% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,911 | Jefferson Township OH | 3,196 | $64K | 16.1% | 3.5% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,912 | Remlap AL | 2,761 | $65K | 6.1% | 10.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,913 | Hypoluxo FL | 2,954 | $78K | 16.0% | 25.3% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Jefferson Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Jefferson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | C+ | C | 25 min | $64,125 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 20 min | $80,568 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | C | C− | 28 min | $68,250 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $73,478 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$64,125 (±$9,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
16.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (23%, 7 mi), Eaton (12%, 11 mi), Dayton (4%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 2% 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.