Photo: Delawareohiohistory · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Liberty Township have higher incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
1.6% of residents are in poverty (Ohio 13.3%). For jobs and income Liberty Township is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (B). Home is the office for 30% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Liberty Township: the gist
A lot of Liberty Township works from home
30% of Liberty Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Liberty Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Liberty Township residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Liberty Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Liberty Township
74% of Liberty Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 56% of the jobs based in Liberty Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Liberty Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Liberty Township went from 7,740 in 2014 to 10,709 in 2024, +38%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Liberty Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Liberty Township is among the top U.S. towns, #18 of 992 in Ohio. Household income is its strongest input ($186,707, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Liberty Township stays A+.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Liberty Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,753 commuters (the 30% 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.
43% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Liberty Township clocks in
43% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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.
Liberty Township is a services town
10,709 jobs are based in Liberty Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2014 → 2024: 7,740 → 10,709. 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 Liberty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Liberty Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 14,772 residents head out to work, 1,257 work right here, and 9,452 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35,000 people are in Liberty Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
The commute from Liberty Township, by distance
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 Liberty Township gets around
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% of 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 16,836 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% 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). 2.7% of Liberty Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Liberty Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,101 U.S. towns of 28,000 to 55,000, Liberty Township comes 8th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 5 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 8% | A+ |
| 6 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| 7 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| 9 | Keller TX | 46,078 | $175K | 3.4% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| 10 | Short Pump VA | 29,026 | $139K | 3.6% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 15 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
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| 18 | Washington Township OH | 51,915 | $148K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,101 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Liberty Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
12% of Liberty Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Dublin (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | – | A+ | B | 27 min | $186,707 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | A | D | 32 min | $153,941 |
| Delaware | 2% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $99,786 |
| Orange Township | 3% | A | B+ | 23 min | $146,212 |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 21 min | $75,000 |
| Dublin | 7% | A+ | B | 23 min | $160,296 |
| Berlin Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 26 min | $168,698 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liberty 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 Liberty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty Township?
$186,707 (±$10,484) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?
1.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (43%, 15 mi), Dublin (7%, 6 mi), Westerville (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Liberty Township walkable?
Liberty Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Liberty Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Liberty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty 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.