Jersey Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall · Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Jersey Township top those of 93% of U.S. towns
Jersey Township grades A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. The poverty rate is 2.4% (Ohio 13.3%). Only 6% work in Jersey Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (29%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jersey Township, in a few figures
Jersey Township fills up on a workday
Jersey Township has 5,880 jobs, 5.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,400 people are in town, more than double the 2,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Jersey Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Jersey Township went from 752 in 2013 to 5,880 in 2023, +682%. The jobs ↓
Jersey Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Jersey Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Jersey Township come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jersey Township makes and builds things
56% of the jobs based in Jersey Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Jersey Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. The jobs ↓
Jersey Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 31 minutes). 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.
Why Jersey Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jersey Township is among the top U.S. towns, #8 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jersey Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jersey Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Jersey Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,063 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 5,811 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,400 people are in Jersey Township on a workday afternoon, 177% more than live here.
5.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Jersey Township works in goods: 56% of its jobs
5,880 jobs are based in Jersey Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jersey Township, 2013 → 2023: 752 → 5,880. 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 Jersey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Jersey Township’s workers come from
Where Jersey Township clocks in
29% of workers
11% 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.
Time on the road from Jersey Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jersey Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,407 commuters (the 12% 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.
The commute from Jersey Township, by distance
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.
Getting around Jersey Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jersey Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #903 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,601 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Jersey Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jersey Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600, Jersey Township ranks 30th of 4,797 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 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 29 | Andover CT | 3,173 | $135K | 1.8% | 0.4% | 6% | A+ |
| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 31 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 32 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 42 | Trenton Township OH | 2,538 | $137K | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Jersey Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Jersey Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Pataskala (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jersey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Township | – | A+ | D | 34 min | $136,250 |
| Plain Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 22 min | $219,181 |
| St. Albans Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $91,014 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 28 min | $90,476 |
| Pataskala | 4% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $92,033 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 31 min | $146,803 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jersey 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 Jersey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jersey Township?
$136,250 (±$66,448) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jersey Township?
2.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jersey Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jersey Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (29%, 16 mi), New Albany (11%, 3 mi), Gahanna (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jersey Township walkable?
Jersey Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jersey Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jersey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jersey 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.