Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNew London Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Measured by household income, New London Township is behind 83% of U.S. towns. New London Township has 769 jobs for 1,417 working residents. The two grades for New London Township are C− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The figures behind New London Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New London Township is better than 19% of U.S. towns, #908 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds New London Township’s grade up (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($53,890, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New London Township could be anywhere from D to B.
A workday in New London Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,218 residents head out to work, 199 work right here, and 570 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in New London Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
13% of working residents work in New London
Where New London Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in New London Township: what the 769 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New London Township, 2013 → 2023: 677 → 769. 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 London Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from New London Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New London Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,261 commuters (the 7% 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 New London Township works
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.
Few in New London Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New London Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #234 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 6.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,359 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). 5.6% of New London Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New London Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, New London Township is 3,796th among 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,794 | Holden MO | 2,347 | $63K | 19.2% | 2.8% | 8% | C− |
| 3,795 | Spruce Pine NC | 2,211 | $42K | 22.5% | 1.8% | 16% | C− |
| 3,796 | New London Township OH | 3,175 | $54K | 12.6% | 6.7% | 14% | C− |
| 3,797 | Elm Creek TX | 3,680 | $52K | 13.8% | 5.5% | 1% | C− |
| 3,798 | Red Bay AL | 3,196 | $37K | 20.1% | 2.8% | 38% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | 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 New London Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to New London Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New London Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New London Township | – | C− | B+ | 27 min | $53,890 |
| Clarksfield Township | under 2% | C | D− | 29 min | $72,917 |
| Rochester Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Ruggles Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Fitchville Township | under 2% | C | D− | 31 min | $75,662 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rochester Township and Ruggles Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New London 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 London Township: questions
What is the median household income in New London Township?
$53,890 (±$11,242) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New London Township?
12.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New London Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New London Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New London (13%, 2 mi), Norwalk (11%, 15 mi), Wellington (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New London Township walkable?
New London Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New London Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New London Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New London 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.