Photo: Public domain · Public domainHousehold incomes in London trail those of 74% of U.S. towns
London grades B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Below the poverty line: 10.8% of residents, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. About one in five work in London; the top destination outside it is Columbus (23%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where London stands out on work
London’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside London is Columbus, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 23% of working residents (1,062) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
London makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in London are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs London residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: London’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, London is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #634 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds London’s grade up (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($60,231, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, London could be anywhere from C to B+.
How far London goes to work
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.
Making and building: 37% of jobs based in London
5,563 jobs are based in London.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in London, 2013 → 2023: 4,686 → 5,563. 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 London’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of London on a workday
On a workday 3,729 residents head out to work, 881 work right here, and 4,682 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 (1.21 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where London’s working residents head each day
Where London clocks in
23% of workers
5% 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.
London’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of London workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,492 commuters (the 14% 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.
For most of London, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, London is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #446 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% 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 5,210 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). 5.3% of London households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of London’s commuters take a bus or train.
London is 1,547th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,545 | Champion Township OH | 9,277 | $70K | 9.4% | 5.1% | 8% | B− |
| 1,546 | Ellsworth ME | 8,862 | $77K | 9.3% | 2.8% | 36% | B− |
| 1,547 | London OH | 10,813 | $60K | 10.8% | 4.0% | 19% | B− |
| 1,548 | Lakeland Village CA | 12,236 | $86K | 10.9% | 5.7% | 2% | B− |
| 1,549 | New Ulm MN | 13,863 | $64K | 9.2% | 3.0% | 56% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 London, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to London
The biggest share goes to Union Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | London workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | – | B− | B− | 23 min | $60,231 |
| Union Township | 2% | B+ | D− | 22 min | $94,250 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of London’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 London: questions
What is the median household income in London?
$60,231 (±$11,997) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in London?
10.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from London?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in London work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (23%, 24 mi), West Jefferson (5%, 7 mi), Dublin (3%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is London walkable?
London is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around London without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from London, from the people who make the trip.
More of London
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.