Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Paris Township (2.0%) than in 85% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26. Paris Township grades B for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 61% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Paris Township
Paris Township trades workers with the towns around it
Paris Township has about as many jobs (2,219) as working residents (2,595), but they are mostly different people: 2,242 residents leave for work each day while 1,866 people come in. Only 16% of the jobs in Paris Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Paris Township makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Paris Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Paris Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
Few Paris 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.
Inside Paris Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Paris Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #449 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Paris Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($68,528, 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, Paris Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
A workday in Paris Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,242 residents head out to work, 353 work right here, and 1,866 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 37% of work in Paris Township
2,219 jobs are based in Paris Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paris Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,275 → 2,219. 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 Paris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Paris Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paris Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,735 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.
13% of working residents work in Minerva
Where Paris Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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 distance from Paris Township 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.
The commute in Paris Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Paris Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #698 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Paris 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 2,846 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). 3.2% of Paris Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Paris Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Paris Township is 1,395th of 3,476 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700
| # | 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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| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
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| 1,393 | New Holland PA | 5,754 | $63K | 10.7% | 1.8% | 13% | B |
| 1,394 | Prescott WI | 4,581 | $74K | 11.5% | 3.1% | 20% | B |
| 1,395 | Paris Township OH | 5,712 | $69K | 9.0% | 2.0% | 14% | B |
| 1,396 | Melrose Township IL | 5,506 | $84K | 8.3% | 2.9% | 4% | B |
| 1,397 | Monmouth ME | 4,252 | $75K | 9.3% | 0.1% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | 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 Paris Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
13% of Paris Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Township | – | B | C | 21 min | $68,528 |
| West Township | under 2% | C | D− | 26 min | $74,727 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | C− | B | 36 min | $56,688 |
| Osnaburg Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $72,281 |
| Minerva | 13% | B− | B+ | 21 min | $54,380 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $86,671 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Minerva. Darker towns draw more of Paris 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 Paris Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paris Township?
$68,528 (±$5,579) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paris Township?
9.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paris Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paris Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minerva (13%, 3 mi), Canton (13%, 12 mi), Jackson Township (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Paris Township walkable?
Paris Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Paris Township without a car?
0% 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 Paris Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paris 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.