Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOrange Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income D: better than 7% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D: more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 68% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Orange Township; the top destination outside it is Parkersburg (7%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Orange Township
Orange Township is a place people come home to
There are 115 jobs based in Orange Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Orange Township has about 780 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Orange Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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; with 379 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Orange Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Orange Township is better than 7% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Orange Township’s grade up ($63,701, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.1%) is left out: Orange Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Orange Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Orange Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 371 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 780 people are in Orange Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.30 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.
Half of Orange Township commutes less than 21 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 35% 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orange Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 276 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
7% of working residents work in Parkersburg
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Orange Township clocks in
7% 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.
Orange Township makes things: 31% of its jobs are in goods
115 jobs are based in Orange Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Orange Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orange Township, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 115. 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.
Most trips from Orange Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Orange Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Orange 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 299 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). 17.9% of Orange Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Orange Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Orange Township is 2,705th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Orange Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,703 | Brush Creek Township OH | 1,106 | $67K | 23.1% | 0.0% | 2% | D |
| 2,704 | White Eyes Township OH | 1,235 | $35K | 16.4% | 2.3% | 3% | D |
| 2,705 | Orange Township OH | 1,045 | $64K | 22.0% | 5.1% | 2% | D |
| 2,706 | Fort Hancock TX | 1,345 | $48K | 12.3% | 3.2% | 3% | D |
| 2,707 | Springfield CO | 1,293 | $48K | 12.5% | 0.8% | 58% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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.
Orange Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Chester Township (7%). Darker towns draw more of Orange Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orange Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Township | – | D | D | 30 min | $63,701 |
| Bedford Township | under 3% | D | C− | 33 min | $60,536 |
| Olive Township | under 3% | D | D | 34 min | $50,996 |
| Chester Township | 7% | B | D− | 29 min | $64,760 |
| Carthage Township | under 3% | D | D− | 36 min | $53,670 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Orange Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orange Township?
$63,701 (±$47,583) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orange Township?
22.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orange Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orange Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parkersburg (7%, 21 mi), Chester Township (7%, 5 mi), Athens (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Orange Township walkable?
Orange Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Orange Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orange Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orange 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.