Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOhio Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 690 jobs in Ohio Township, and 2,456 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Ohio Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (D). Only 6% work in Ohio Township itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (17%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ohio Township
The better-paid jobs are outside Ohio Township
59% of Ohio Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Ohio Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Ohio Township is a place people come home to
There are 690 jobs based in Ohio Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ohio Township has about 4,000 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Ohio Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Ohio Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
The four measures behind Ohio Township’s grade
Unemployment holds Ohio Township’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ohio Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Jobs in Ohio Township: what the 690 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ohio Township, 2013 → 2023: 708 → 690. 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 Ohio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Ohio Township
On a workday 2,311 residents head out to work, 145 work right here, and 545 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Ohio Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 people from Ohio Township work
Where Ohio Township clocks in
17% of workers
5% 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.
The trip to work from Ohio Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ohio Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio State. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,119 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio State: 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ohio 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.
Getting around Ohio Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,274 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). 6.7% of Ohio Township households have no vehicle (Ohio State 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ohio Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,375 U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,800, Ohio Township comes 1,602nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 38 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 49 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
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| 1,600 | Stanley NC | 4,237 | $75K | 8.1% | 5.8% | 3% | B |
| 1,601 | Frankfort NY | 6,847 | $63K | 7.3% | 3.3% | 8% | B |
| 1,602 | Ohio Township OH | 5,812 | $73K | 14.3% | 2.3% | 6% | B |
| 1,603 | Connerton FL | 7,650 | $124K | 5.0% | 8.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,604 | Wake Village TX | 5,796 | $72K | 14.3% | 2.0% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,375 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Ohio Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio State.
Ohio Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to New Richmond (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ohio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Township | – | B | D | 25 min | $73,289 |
| Pierce Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 31 min | $89,577 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $92,729 |
| New Richmond | 5% | B | C− | 26 min | $80,536 |
| Amelia | 2% | B | B+ | 32 min | $70,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ohio 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 Ohio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ohio Township?
$73,289 (±$23,363) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio State and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ohio Township?
14.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio State and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ohio Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio State and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ohio Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (17%, 18 mi), Union Township (5%, 9 mi), New Richmond (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ohio Township walkable?
Ohio Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ohio Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ohio Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ohio 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.