West Sister Island Light · Public domainJerusalem Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
The two grades for Jerusalem Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. 398 jobs are based in Jerusalem Township, and 1,340 of its residents work somewhere. Only 7% stay in Jerusalem Township for work; outside it, Toledo is the main destination (31%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Jerusalem Township apart on work
Jerusalem Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 26 minutes). Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Jerusalem Township
61% of Jerusalem Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Jerusalem Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
31% of Jerusalem Township works in Toledo
416 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Toledo, 25 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Jerusalem Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Jerusalem Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Jerusalem Township fell from 557 in 2013 to 398 in 2023, −29%. 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 ↓
Jerusalem Township is a place people come home to
There are 398 jobs based in Jerusalem Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jerusalem Township has about 1,900 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Jerusalem Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jerusalem Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #364 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Jerusalem Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (9.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jerusalem Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Time on the road from Jerusalem Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jerusalem Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,241 commuters (the 8% 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 kinds of work in Jerusalem Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jerusalem Township, 2013 → 2023: 557 → 398. 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 Jerusalem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Jerusalem Township goes to work
Where Jerusalem Township clocks in
31% of workers
13% 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.
A workday in Jerusalem Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,247 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 305 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Jerusalem Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 distance from Jerusalem Township to work
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.
The commute in Jerusalem Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jerusalem Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #912 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 1,343 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). 1.7% of Jerusalem Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jerusalem Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Jerusalem Township is 1,267th of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | 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+ |
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| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,265 | West Point Township IL | 3,095 | $79K | 2.7% | 2.4% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,266 | Ingham Township MI | 2,395 | $112K | 4.3% | 6.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,267 | Jerusalem Township OH | 2,891 | $93K | 9.9% | 2.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,268 | Rock Creek Township KS | 2,773 | $93K | 3.3% | 4.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,269 | Phippsburg ME | 2,232 | $108K | 7.5% | 1.5% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | 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 Jerusalem Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Jerusalem Township and its neighbors: 13% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jerusalem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Township | – | B+ | D | 32 min | $92,589 |
| Oregon | 13% | B+ | B | 20 min | $82,197 |
| Benton Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 23 min | $115,660 |
| Allen Township | under 2% | A | C− | 24 min | $114,677 |
| Put-in-Bay Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A | B− | 20 min | $71,054 |
| Curtice | under 2% | A | D− | 26 min | $104,226 |
| Carroll Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 23 min | $74,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Put-in-Bay Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Oregon. Darker towns draw more of Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jerusalem Township?
$92,589 (±$19,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jerusalem Township?
9.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jerusalem Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jerusalem Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toledo (31%, 25 mi), Oregon (13%, 18 mi), Perrysburg Township (4%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jerusalem Township walkable?
Jerusalem Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jerusalem 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.