Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0North Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 176 jobs in North Township for 541 working residents. Jobs and income earn North Township D; getting around on foot earns it B−. 4% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
North Township and work: the main findings
North 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 ↓
Few North Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 541 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for North Township
On income, poverty and job access, North Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides North Township’s grade.
Unemployment (1.2%) is left out: North 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, North Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
The daily trip from North Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 713 commuters (the 4% 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.
How a workday changes North Township
On a workday 522 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 157 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in North Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
8% of working residents work in Cadiz
Where North Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
North Township works in goods: 58% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Township, 2013 → 2023: 288 → 176. 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 North Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from North Township
About 24% 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.
In North Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 743 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). 13.7% of North Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Township next to U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100: 4,714th of 5,794 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 25 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 48 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 4,712 | Franklin ME | 1,666 | $65K | 15.7% | 7.9% | 4% | D |
| 4,713 | Riverton Township MI | 1,232 | $63K | 17.6% | 13.6% | 3% | D |
| 4,714 | North Township OH | 1,549 | $61K | 18.0% | 1.2% | 4% | D |
| 4,715 | Cherrytree Township PA | 1,276 | $57K | 15.3% | 7.1% | 2% | D |
| 4,716 | Pearlington MS | 1,278 | $45K | 22.6% | 6.5% | 1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 North Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
North Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Township | – | D | B− | 32 min | $60,625 |
| Perry Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | D | C | 23 min | $58,354 |
| Stock Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Rumley Township | under 3% | D | D | 35 min | $54,167 |
| Archer Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry Township, Stock Township and Archer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North 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 North Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Township?
$60,625 (±$12,574) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Township?
18.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadiz (8%, 12 mi), New Philadelphia (5%, 18 mi), Dover (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Township walkable?
North Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North 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.