Photo: Tim Erskine · CC BY-SA 3.0Marlboro Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardly any stay in Marlboro Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (24%, 30 miles). There are 49 jobs in Marlboro Township; 137 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 45 minutes, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Marlboro Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 136 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Marlboro Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where people from Marlboro Township work
Where Marlboro Township clocks in
24% of workers
15% of workers
8% 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 Marlboro Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marlboro Township, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 49. 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 Marlboro Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Marlboro Township, about 45 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marlboro Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 commuters (the 10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Marlboro Township
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.
Marlboro Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Troy Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marlboro Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $165,189 |
| Waldo Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $90,114 |
| Troy Township | 2% | A− | D | 26 min | $91,289 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marlboro 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 Marlboro Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marlboro Township?
$165,189 (±$140,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marlboro Township?
13.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marlboro Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marlboro Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (24%, 30 mi), Delaware (15%, 9 mi), Dublin (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marlboro 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 Marlboro Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marlboro 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.