Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJefferson Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Jefferson Township itself; outside it, Portsmouth draws the most (24%, 9 miles). 319 jobs are based in Jefferson Township, against 975 working residents. Jobs and income earn Jefferson Township C; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Jefferson Township apart on work
Fewer jobs are based in Jefferson Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Jefferson Township fell from 840 in 2013 to 319 in 2023, −62%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Jefferson Township and Portsmouth trade workers both ways
Portsmouth is the top workplace for Jefferson Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Jefferson Township come from (14% 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; with 975 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Jefferson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jefferson Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #805 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Jefferson Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (22.3%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Services make up most of the work in Jefferson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 840 → 319. 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.
Out of Jefferson Township to work: where people go
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
24% of workers
5% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Jefferson Township
On a workday 961 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 305 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The daily trip from Jefferson Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 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 958 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Jefferson Township
About 25% 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, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #921 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 1,075 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). 0.0% 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 next to U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400: 3,129th of 4,868 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,127 | Washington Township IN | 1,882 | $59K | 8.5% | 3.3% | 9% | C |
| 3,128 | Somerset NY | 2,549 | $69K | 12.8% | 3.8% | 12% | C |
| 3,129 | Jefferson Township OH | 2,501 | $68K | 22.3% | 2.4% | 1% | C |
| 3,130 | Oakhurst OK | 2,175 | $57K | 18.9% | 5.8% | 2% | C |
| 3,131 | Farmington Township IL | 3,094 | $69K | 9.1% | 9.0% | 14% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Jefferson Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Valley Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | C | D | 26 min | $68,345 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B− | D | 31 min | $99,032 |
| Valley Township | 4% | C− | C | 26 min | $64,340 |
| Lucasville | 3% | C | C+ | 20 min | $64,044 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | C− | D | 30 min | $35,530 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | D− | 24 min | — |
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?
$68,345 (±$17,015) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
22.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
26 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?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (24%, 9 mi), Scioto Township (5%, 8 mi), Valley Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.