Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiberty Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C: better than 35% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 58% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 53 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Liberty Township; the top destination outside it is West Union (13%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Liberty Township
Liberty Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 53 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 406 hours of commuting, 230 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (28 to 33 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Liberty Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 617 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Liberty Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Liberty Township is better than 35% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Liberty Township’s grade up (6.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.4%) is left out: Liberty Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Liberty Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
About 53 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17 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 821 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Liberty Township commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 33% 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.
Liberty Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 591 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 324 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Liberty Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in West Union
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Liberty Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
350 jobs are based in Liberty Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Liberty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2013 → 2023: 191 → 350. 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.
Most trips from Liberty Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Liberty Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Liberty 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 840 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). 0.0% of Liberty Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Liberty Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Liberty Township is 3,129th of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Liberty Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,127 | Union Township MO | 2,086 | $70K | 14.7% | 2.1% | 18% | C |
| 3,128 | Penfield Township OH | 1,814 | $99K | 19.6% | 11.7% | 1% | C |
| 3,129 | Liberty Township OH | 2,115 | $70K | 6.2% | 0.4% | 4% | C |
| 3,130 | Conemaugh Township PA | 1,880 | $63K | 11.4% | 5.4% | 5% | C |
| 3,131 | Glade Township PA | 1,959 | $73K | 9.4% | 2.1% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | 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.
Liberty Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Liberty Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | – | C | D | 53 min | $70,089 |
| Tiffin Township | under 3% | D− | C+ | 33 min | $38,069 |
| Sprigg Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 31 min | $58,051 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 28 min | $71,615 |
| Bentonville | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bentonville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Liberty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty Township?
$70,089 (±$27,899) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?
6.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Township?
53 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Union (13%, 5 mi), Georgetown (5%, 15 mi), Winchester (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Liberty Township walkable?
Liberty Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Liberty Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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), 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.