Household incomes in Miller Township are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Miller Township grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 2.5% of residents are in poverty (Ohio 13.3%). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Miller Township
Miller Township fills up on a workday
Miller Township has 1,440 jobs, 4.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,200 people are in town, more than double the 1,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
Miller Township makes and builds things
99% of the jobs based in Miller Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Miller Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Miller Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
93% of the jobs based in Miller Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 54% of the jobs Miller Township residents hold. 100% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Miller Township. 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; with 345 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Miller Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Miller Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Miller Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 49% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (6.4%) is left out: Miller Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Miller Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
How many people are in Miller Township by day
On a workday 339 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 1,434 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Miller Township on a workday afternoon, 102% more than live here.
4.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
In Miller Township, 99% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,440 jobs are based in Miller Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miller Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 1,440. 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 Miller Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Miller Township
Where Miller Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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 trip to work from Miller Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miller Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 599 commuters (the 5% 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 Miller Township works
About 15% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Miller Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Miller Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 633 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). 2.9% of Miller Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Miller Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Miller Township ranks: 115th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | Bradford WI | 1,002 | $116K | 2.8% | 5.6% | 2% | A |
| 114 | Haskins OH | 1,263 | $109K | 4.4% | 4.3% | <1% | A |
| 115 | Miller Township OH | 1,074 | $135K | 2.5% | 6.4% | 2% | A |
| 116 | Burritt Township IL | 1,097 | $101K | 0.0% | 6.8% | <1% | A |
| 117 | Avila Beach CA | 1,303 | $218K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Miller Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 20% of Miller Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miller Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Township | – | A | C− | 22 min | $135,245 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | A | D | 41 min | $91,182 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 29 min | $68,068 |
| Burlington Township | under 2% | A | D− | 37 min | $140,584 |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | — | D− | 31 min | — |
| Mount Vernon | 20% | C | A− | 18 min | $53,845 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A | D | 23 min | $124,119 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Vernon. Darker towns draw more of Miller 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 Miller Township: questions
What is the median household income in Miller Township?
$135,245 (±$41,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miller Township?
2.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miller Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miller Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (20%, 6 mi), Columbus (6%, 33 mi), Newark (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Miller Township walkable?
Miller Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Miller Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miller Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miller 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.