Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMaking a living in Jefferson Township
For jobs and income Jefferson Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (D−). Only 6% work in Jefferson Township itself; outside it, Bryan draws the most (12%, 7 miles). At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Jefferson Township apart
Jefferson Township makes and builds things
68% 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 37%. The jobs ↓
Jefferson Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Jefferson Township went from 551 in 2013 to 921 in 2023, +67%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Jefferson Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. Time on the road ↓
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 817 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Jefferson Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Jefferson Township’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.6%) is left out: Jefferson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Factories, building and farms: 68% of the jobs in Jefferson Township
921 jobs are based in Jefferson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 551 → 921. 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.
About 16 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 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 814 commuters (the 6% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 771 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 875 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).
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 places Jefferson Township commutes to
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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 distance from Jefferson Township to work
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Jefferson Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 870 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). 7.4% 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.
For jobs and income, Jefferson Township is 1,509th of 5,343 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,507 | Brewster OH | 2,192 | $57K | 10.0% | 1.4% | 7% | B |
| 1,508 | Morris CT | 2,300 | $109K | 6.8% | 8.2% | 5% | B |
| 1,509 | Jefferson Township OH | 1,791 | $74K | 4.4% | 3.6% | 6% | B |
| 1,510 | Greenleaf WI | 1,404 | $83K | 11.9% | 5.5% | <1% | B |
| 1,511 | Colebrook CT | 1,388 | $111K | 8.3% | 1.8% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,343 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 14% of Jefferson Township
The biggest share goes to Montpelier (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | B | D− | 16 min | $73,750 |
| Montpelier | 10% | D | B− | 20 min | $41,269 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Brady Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 20 min | $72,500 |
| Superior Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 28 min | $67,222 |
| Pulaski Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 15 min | $66,959 |
| Holiday City | 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Mill Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township, Holiday City and Mill 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?
$73,750 (±$15,241) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
4.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bryan (12%, 7 mi), Montpelier (10%, 4 mi), Archbold (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 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 7% 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.