Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0At 2.1%, unemployment in Lexington Township is lower than in 83% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Lexington Township for work; outside it, Alliance is the main destination (18%, 3 miles). The two grades for Lexington Township are B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lexington Township
Lexington Township makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in Lexington Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lexington Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
Lexington Township and Alliance trade workers both ways
Alliance is the top workplace for Lexington Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Lexington Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lexington Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lexington Township fell from 2,219 in 2014 to 1,416 in 2024, −36%. 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 ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Lexington Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lexington Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #567 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Lexington Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (13.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lexington Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Goods jobs make up 51% of work in Lexington Township
1,416 jobs are based in Lexington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lexington Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,219 → 1,416. 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 Lexington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Lexington Township commutes to
Where Lexington Township clocks in
18% of workers
8% 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 daily commute in and out of Lexington Township
On a workday 2,080 residents head out to work, 100 work right here, and 1,316 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Lexington Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Lexington Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lexington Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,904 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.
Where in the region Lexington Township works
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.
Driving is how Lexington Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lexington Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #838 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Lexington 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 2,076 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). 14.8% of Lexington Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lexington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,784th of 3,692: where Lexington Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 33 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 59 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 65 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,782 | Swansboro NC | 4,174 | $114K | 14.1% | 2.7% | 15% | B− |
| 1,783 | Granite Shoals TX | 5,498 | $78K | 2.4% | 4.3% | 4% | B− |
| 1,784 | Lexington Township OH | 4,944 | $65K | 13.8% | 2.1% | 5% | B− |
| 1,785 | Hicksville Township OH | 4,936 | $65K | 3.0% | 5.1% | 28% | B− |
| 1,786 | Linden MI | 4,186 | $79K | 4.4% | 9.8% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Lexington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 20% of Lexington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lexington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Township | – | B− | C− | 23 min | $64,883 |
| Alliance | 18% | C | A− | 21 min | $56,106 |
| Marlboro Township | 2% | B− | B− | 21 min | $90,198 |
| Smith Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $69,010 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $86,671 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Alliance. Darker towns draw more of Lexington 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 Lexington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lexington Township?
$64,883 (±$5,771) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lexington Township?
13.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lexington Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lexington Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alliance (18%, 3 mi), Canton (8%, 16 mi), Akron (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lexington Township walkable?
Lexington Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lexington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lexington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lexington 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. 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.