Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Nelson Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 278 jobs in Nelson Township; 1,256 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Nelson Township A−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Only 3% work in Nelson Township itself; outside it, Garrettsville draws the most (9%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nelson Township at work: what stands out
Nelson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Nelson Township is a place people come home to
There are 278 jobs based in Nelson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nelson Township has about 2,200 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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: Nelson Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Nelson Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #281 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.3%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($79,583, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Nelson Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
How long Nelson Township spends getting to work: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nelson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,185 commuters (the 9% 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.
Nelson Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,217 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 239 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Nelson Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Nelson Township’s working residents head each day
Where Nelson Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Nelson Township makes things: 68% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nelson Township, 2013 → 2023: 260 → 278. 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 Nelson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Nelson 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.
Driving is how Nelson Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nelson Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #478 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,301 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). 10.5% of Nelson Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Nelson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Nelson Township next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200: 845th of 4,562 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 843 | Western Township IL | 2,854 | $99K | 4.4% | 3.6% | 13% | A− |
| 844 | Haw Creek Township IN | 3,887 | $87K | 5.3% | 1.4% | 9% | A− |
| 845 | Nelson Township OH | 3,146 | $80K | 2.3% | 3.3% | 3% | A− |
| 846 | Otsego MI | 4,045 | $74K | 5.3% | 2.3% | 7% | A− |
| 847 | Milford NE | 2,286 | $83K | 7.2% | 0.3% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Nelson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Nelson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nelson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Township | – | A− | B− | 35 min | $79,583 |
| Garrettsville | 9% | C | B− | 25 min | $66,404 |
| Hiram Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 31 min | $97,727 |
| Parkman Township | under 3% | A | B− | 37 min | $100,417 |
| Windham Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Southington Township | under 3% | B | D− | 25 min | $69,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Windham Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Garrettsville. Darker towns draw more of Nelson 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 Nelson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nelson Township?
$79,583 (±$8,866) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nelson Township?
2.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nelson Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nelson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garrettsville (9%, 3 mi), Cleveland (6%, 35 mi), Ravenna (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nelson Township walkable?
Nelson Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nelson Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nelson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nelson 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.