Photo: GrantEugeneWilliams · Public domainJobs and the daily commute in Kirkwood Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. Only 1% work in Kirkwood Township itself; outside it, Richland Township draws the most (13%, 15 miles). 189 jobs are based in Kirkwood Township for 169 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Kirkwood Township
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 187 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 (1.12 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Kirkwood Township goes to work
Where Kirkwood Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
77% of the jobs in Kirkwood Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kirkwood Township, 2014 → 2024: 85 → 189. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kirkwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Kirkwood Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kirkwood Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 135 commuters (the 11% 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.
How many miles Kirkwood Township commutes
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Kirkwood Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Union Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kirkwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $47,125 |
| Flushing Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 26 min | $55,398 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | D | B | 27 min | $52,603 |
| Union Township | 9% | B | B+ | 24 min | $93,409 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Londonderry Township | under 2% | — | — | 55 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oxford Township and Londonderry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kirkwood 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 2024, 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 Kirkwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kirkwood Township?
$47,125 (±$35,464) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kirkwood Township?
5.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kirkwood Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kirkwood Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (13%, 15 mi), Wheeling (10%, 27 mi), Union Township (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kirkwood Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.