Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0At 1.2%, unemployment in Osnaburg Township is lower than in 93% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 26 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26. The two grades for Osnaburg Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 3% work in Osnaburg Township; the top destination outside it is Canton (20%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Osnaburg Township at work: what stands out
Osnaburg Township is a place people come home to
There are 651 jobs based in Osnaburg Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Osnaburg Township has about 3,500 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Osnaburg Township works one town over
26% of working residents work in a town that borders Osnaburg Township: Canton (20%), Canton Township (4%) and East Canton (2%). Next door ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Osnaburg Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Osnaburg Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #237 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Osnaburg Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($72,281, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Osnaburg Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Osnaburg Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,521 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 570 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Osnaburg Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.25 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.
The towns that employ Osnaburg Township’s residents
Where Osnaburg Township clocks in
20% of workers
10% 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.
What the 651 jobs in Osnaburg Township are
651 jobs are based in Osnaburg Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osnaburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 634 → 651. 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 Osnaburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osnaburg Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,311 commuters (the 9% 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 far Osnaburg Township goes to work
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 Osnaburg Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,534 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). 2.6% of Osnaburg Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Osnaburg Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Osnaburg Township next to U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,400: 726th of 3,612 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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| 28 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 724 | East Pasadena CA | 5,479 | $109K | 9.3% | 4.0% | 4% | A− |
| 725 | Palos Park IL | 4,805 | $122K | 8.5% | 4.7% | 2% | A− |
| 726 | Osnaburg Township OH | 5,498 | $72K | 6.0% | 1.2% | 3% | A− |
| 727 | Manchester-by-the-Sea MA | 5,475 | $206K | 2.1% | 8.4% | 11% | A− |
| 728 | Iosco Township MI | 3,876 | $112K | 4.6% | 3.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,612 | 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 Osnaburg Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 26% of Osnaburg Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osnaburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osnaburg Township | – | A− | C− | 26 min | $72,281 |
| Canton | 20% | C− | A− | 19 min | $43,188 |
| Canton Township | 4% | B | C | 21 min | $61,760 |
| East Canton | 2% | B− | C+ | 19 min | $57,364 |
| Nimishillen Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $91,769 |
| Sandy Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 27 min | $68,537 |
| Paris Township | under 2% | B | C | 21 min | $68,528 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | C− | B | 36 min | $56,688 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Canton. Darker towns draw more of Osnaburg 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 Osnaburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Osnaburg Township?
$72,281 (±$12,118) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osnaburg Township?
6.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osnaburg Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osnaburg Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (20%, 6 mi), Jackson Township (10%, 13 mi), Canton Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Osnaburg Township walkable?
Osnaburg Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Osnaburg Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osnaburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osnaburg 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.