Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJerome Township’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Jerome Township are A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 3% work in Jerome Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (36%, 17 miles). Working residents average 29 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jerome Township: the figures worth knowing
Jerome Township trades workers with the towns around it
Jerome Township has about as many jobs (5,944) as working residents (5,398), but they are mostly different people: 5,213 residents leave for work each day while 5,759 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Jerome Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Jerome Township
32% of Jerome Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Jerome Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Jerome Township went from 3,248 in 2013 to 5,944 in 2023, +83%. The jobs ↓
Jerome Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Jerome Township residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Jerome Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jerome Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Jerome Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jerome Township is among the top U.S. towns, #3 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (0.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jerome Township stays A+.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 5,213 residents head out to work, 185 work right here, and 5,759 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 (1.10 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.
Jerome Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jerome Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,814 commuters (the 32% 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.
Goods jobs make up 34% of work in Jerome Township
5,944 jobs are based in Jerome Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jerome Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,248 → 5,944. 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 Jerome Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Jerome Township’s residents
Where Jerome Township clocks in
36% of workers
13% 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 far it is to work from Jerome Township
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 Jerome Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jerome Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #934 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Jerome 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 5,574 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). 0.3% of Jerome Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jerome Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Jerome Township next to U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000: 10th of 2,507 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 9 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 11 | Albertville MN | 8,544 | $133K | 1.1% | 0.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 12 | Mendota Heights MN | 11,475 | $133K | 2.8% | 1.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Jerome Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 13% of Jerome Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jerome Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Township | – | A+ | D | 29 min | $175,797 |
| Dublin | 13% | A+ | B | 23 min | $160,296 |
| Darby Township | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $134,773 |
| Millcreek Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $151,434 |
| Darby Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 24 min | $121,546 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | A | D | 32 min | $153,941 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Dublin. Darker towns draw more of Jerome 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 Jerome Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jerome Township?
$175,797 (±$18,666) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jerome Township?
0.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jerome Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jerome Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (36%, 17 mi), Dublin (13%, 5 mi), Marysville (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jerome Township walkable?
Jerome Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jerome Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jerome Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jerome 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.