Photo: Nyttend · Public domainKingston Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Kingston Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. Employers in Kingston Township report 112 jobs for 1,108 working residents. Kingston Township grades A+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Kingston Township
Kingston Township is a place people come home to
There are 112 jobs based in Kingston Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kingston Township has about 1,700 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Kingston Township’s 25-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 31 to 35 minutes. Next door ↓
Home offices are common in Kingston Township
24% of Kingston Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Kingston Township works in Columbus
374 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Columbus, 24 miles away. That’s 34 times as many as work in Kingston Township itself. 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.
The figures behind Kingston Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kingston Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #59 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Kingston Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kingston Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How a workday changes Kingston Township
On a workday 1,097 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Kingston Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Time on the road from Kingston Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kingston Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 933 commuters (the 24% 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.
34% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Kingston Township clocks in
34% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 43% of work in Kingston Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kingston Township, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 112. 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 Kingston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Kingston 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.
For most of Kingston Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kingston Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #953 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Kingston 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 1,230 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). 1.5% of Kingston Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kingston Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Kingston Township ranks: 156th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | 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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| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | 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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| 154 | Buchanan NY | 2,629 | $128K | 5.7% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| 155 | Wrightsville Beach NC | 2,397 | $152K | 4.0% | 0.4% | 7% | A+ |
| 156 | Kingston Township OH | 2,690 | $112K | 3.9% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 157 | Farmington WI | 3,586 | $102K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| 158 | Jefferson MD | 3,314 | $151K | 2.0% | 2.5% | 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 Kingston Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Kingston Township
The biggest share goes to Porter Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kingston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Township | – | A+ | D− | 25 min | $111,667 |
| Porter Township | 2% | A− | D− | 31 min | $124,438 |
| Peru Township | under 2% | A | C− | 31 min | $125,179 |
| Berkshire Township | 2% | A | B | 31 min | $145,091 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 35 min | $75,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kingston 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 Kingston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kingston Township?
$111,667 (±$27,454) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kingston Township?
3.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kingston Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kingston Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (34%, 24 mi), Westerville (7%, 14 mi), Delaware (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kingston Township walkable?
Kingston Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kingston 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 Kingston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kingston 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.