Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOlive Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 79 jobs in Olive Township, and 591 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Olive Township D; getting around on foot earns it D. Measured by household income, Olive Township is behind 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Olive Township stands out on work
Olive Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Olive Township is Columbus, 87 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (45) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Olive Township is a place people come home to
There are 79 jobs based in Olive Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Olive Township has about 1,100 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Olive Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 30 minutes). 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 591 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Olive Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Olive Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Olive Township’s grade up (15.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (14.7%) is left out: Olive 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, Olive Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Olive Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 32% 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.
How a workday changes Olive Township
On a workday 576 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Olive 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.
About 34 minutes each way for Olive Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Olive Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 692 commuters (the 0% 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.
8% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Olive Township clocks in
8% of workers
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.
Olive Township makes things: 51% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Olive Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 79. 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 Olive Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Olive Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Olive Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Olive Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 692 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). 4.3% of Olive Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Olive Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Olive Township is 4,802nd among 5,381 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,800 | Rose Township MI | 1,257 | $55K | 16.1% | 6.8% | 6% | D |
| 4,801 | Drywood Township MO | 1,240 | $56K | 18.1% | 2.9% | 4% | D |
| 4,802 | Olive Township OH | 1,650 | $51K | 15.4% | 14.7% | 3% | D |
| 4,803 | Lenox Township OH | 1,378 | $49K | 28.0% | 7.7% | 2% | D |
| 4,804 | Upper Fruitland NM | 1,457 | $49K | 29.3% | 12.1% | 0% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | 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 Olive Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Olive Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Chester Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Olive Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Township | – | D | D | 34 min | $50,996 |
| Troy Township | under 3% | C− | D | 27 min | $56,389 |
| Orange Township | under 3% | D | D | 30 min | $63,701 |
| Lebanon Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Chester Township | 6% | B | D− | 29 min | $64,760 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lebanon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Olive 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 Olive Township: questions
What is the median household income in Olive Township?
$50,996 (±$13,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Olive Township?
15.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Olive Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Olive Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (8%, 87 mi), Athens (7%, 21 mi), Chester Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Olive Township walkable?
Olive 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 Olive Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Olive Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Olive 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.