Photo: Nyttend · Public domainParis Township has lower unemployment (2.9%) than 71% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 20% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. Jobs and income earn Paris Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C+. About one in five work in Paris Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (21%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Paris Township at work: what stands out
Paris Township trades workers with the towns around it
Paris Township has about as many jobs (15,386) as working residents (14,204), but they are mostly different people: 11,591 residents leave for work each day while 12,773 people come in. Only 17% of the jobs in Paris Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Paris Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Paris Township is Columbus, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (2,968) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Paris Township works one town over
25% of working residents work in a town that borders Paris Township: Marysville (18%) and Allen Township (7%). Next door ↓
Paris Township draws workers from far and wide
The 15,386 jobs in Paris Township are filled from a wide area. Paris Township’s own residents hold 17% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Why Paris Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Paris Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #242 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Paris Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Paris Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Paris Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 11,591 residents head out to work, 2,613 work right here, and 12,773 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 (1.08 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.
Where in the region Paris Township works
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.
Where Paris Township’s working residents head each day
Where Paris Township clocks in
21% of workers
18% of workers
7% 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 15,386 jobs in Paris Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paris Township, 2013 → 2023: 13,354 → 15,386. 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.
Paris Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 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 11,764 commuters (the 20% 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.
Getting around Paris Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Paris Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #512 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 14,695 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). 2.2% of Paris Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Paris Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Paris Township is 438th among 1,368 U.S. towns of 22,000 to 43,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 7 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 436 | Gaines Township MI | 30,659 | $83K | 7.9% | 2.4% | 6% | A− |
| 437 | O'Fallon Township IL | 26,976 | $100K | 7.4% | 3.5% | 12% | A− |
| 438 | Paris Township OH | 32,021 | $92K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 18% | A− |
| 439 | Roxbury Township NJ | 23,427 | $135K | 3.9% | 6.8% | 8% | A− |
| 440 | Streamwood IL | 38,277 | $101K | 10.2% | 3.4% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,368 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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.
Next door is work for 25% of Paris Township
The biggest share goes to Marysville (18%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Township | – | A− | C+ | 24 min | $92,127 |
| Darby Township | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $134,773 |
| Marysville | 18% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $92,619 |
| Dover Township | under 2% | A | D | 25 min | $94,760 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A | D− | 25 min | $108,438 |
| Millcreek Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $151,434 |
| Allen Township | 7% | A | C− | 30 min | $138,971 |
| Taylor Township | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $102,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$92,127 (±$9,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paris Township?
6.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paris Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paris Township work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (21%, 28 mi), Marysville (18%, 3 mi), Allen Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Paris Township walkable?
Paris Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Paris Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% 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.