With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Lewis Township works elsewhere
There are 44 jobs in Lewis Township; 930 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Lewis Township are D for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Hardly any stay in Lewis Township for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (10%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lewis Township stands out on work
Lewis Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Lewis Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lewis Township has about 1,600 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lewis Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lewis Township is Cincinnati, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (92) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lewis Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 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; with 930 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Lewis Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income holds Lewis Township’s grade up ($70,000, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (26.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lewis Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
The daily flow of workers through Lewis Township
On a workday 924 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Lewis Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lewis Township
About 16% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting to work from Lewis Township takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lewis Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 919 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 places Lewis Township commutes to
Where Lewis Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Lewis Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lewis Township, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 44. 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 Lewis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Lewis Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lewis Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lewis 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 1,041 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). 9.5% of Lewis Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lewis Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300, Lewis Township comes 4,502nd 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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| 29 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 39 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,500 | Flandreau SD | 2,396 | $49K | 21.9% | 4.9% | 41% | D |
| 4,501 | Osceola Township MI | 1,853 | $57K | 14.5% | 0.9% | 3% | D |
| 4,502 | Lewis Township OH | 2,473 | $70K | 26.6% | 6.3% | 1% | D |
| 4,503 | Erwinville LA | 2,420 | $52K | 53.1% | 33.6% | 1% | D |
| 4,504 | Sesser IL | 1,888 | $53K | 19.6% | 5.8% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Lewis Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Lewis Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Georgetown (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lewis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Township | – | D | D− | 37 min | $70,000 |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | D | B− | 35 min | $49,784 |
| Clark Township | under 3% | C | D− | 36 min | $74,274 |
| Higginsport | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | C | C | 44 min | $63,406 |
| Georgetown | 7% | D | B | 36 min | $41,607 |
Same-state neighbors only. Higginsport: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lewis 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 Lewis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lewis Township?
$70,000 (±$14,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lewis Township?
26.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lewis Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lewis Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (10%, 35 mi), Georgetown (7%, 6 mi), Mount Orab (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lewis Township walkable?
Lewis Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lewis Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lewis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lewis 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.