Ballard Road Covered Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 8.6%, unemployment in New Jasper Township is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
The two grades for New Jasper Township are B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns. Only 2% work in New Jasper Township itself; outside it, Xenia draws the most (11%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in New Jasper Township: the gist
New Jasper Township is a place people come home to
There are 123 jobs based in New Jasper Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Jasper Township has about 1,700 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
New Jasper Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
Income, poverty and work: New Jasper Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New Jasper Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #452 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds New Jasper Township’s grade up (3.7%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New Jasper Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who works in New Jasper Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,103 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in New Jasper Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.11 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.
Commuting from New Jasper Township: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Jasper Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,065 commuters (the 16% 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 the trip to work from New Jasper Township ends
Where New Jasper Township clocks in
7% 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 123 jobs based in New Jasper Township
123 jobs are based in New Jasper Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Jasper Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 123. 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 New Jasper Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of New Jasper Township commutes less than 19 miles
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.
In New Jasper Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Jasper Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #858 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,275 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of New Jasper Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New Jasper Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
New Jasper Township places 1,562nd of 4,969 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | 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+ |
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| 31 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,560 | White Salmon WA | 2,655 | $73K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 13% | B |
| 1,561 | Marysville Township MN | 2,083 | $98K | 16.8% | 2.4% | 1% | B |
| 1,562 | New Jasper Township OH | 2,710 | $107K | 3.7% | 8.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,563 | Crockett CA | 3,372 | $111K | 11.2% | 6.5% | 5% | B |
| 1,564 | Tangelo Park FL | 2,404 | $68K | 8.9% | 4.3% | 0% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 New Jasper Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
New Jasper Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Jasper Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jasper Township | – | B | D | 32 min | $106,635 |
| Caesarscreek Township | under 3% | A | D | 27 min | $113,100 |
| Xenia Township | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 21 min | $95,313 |
| Silvercreek Township | under 3% | B− | C | 28 min | $68,919 |
| Cedarville Township | under 3% | A− | A− | 16 min | $95,357 |
| Ross Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ross Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Jasper 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 New Jasper Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Jasper Township?
$106,635 (±$23,034) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Jasper Township?
3.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Jasper Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Jasper Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Xenia (11%, 6 mi), Dayton (7%, 22 mi), Beavercreek (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Jasper Township walkable?
New Jasper Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Jasper Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Jasper Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Jasper 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.