Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Parkman Township (1.2%) is lower than in 93% of U.S. towns
Parkman Township grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns. For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Parkman Township at work: what stands out
Parkman Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Parkman Township makes and builds things
63% of the jobs based in Parkman Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Parkman Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Parkman Township
58% of Parkman Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Parkman Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Parkman Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Parkman Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #175 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 57% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Parkman Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parkman Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,769 commuters (the 5% 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.
In Parkman Township, 63% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
373 jobs are based in Parkman Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parkman Township, 2013 → 2023: 205 → 373. 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 Parkman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Parkman Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,074 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 294 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Parkman Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
8% of working residents work in Middlefield Township
Where Parkman 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.
Parkman Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
In Parkman Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Parkman Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #433 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,869 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). 50.4% of Parkman Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 10% of Parkman Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000, Parkman Township ranks 536th of 4,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 57 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 534 | Wayne Township OH | 4,547 | $80K | 3.2% | 1.8% | 4% | A |
| 535 | Eagle WI | 3,536 | $126K | 6.2% | 3.5% | 2% | A |
| 536 | Parkman Township OH | 4,465 | $100K | 5.9% | 1.2% | 7% | A |
| 537 | West Bradenton FL | 3,991 | $116K | 10.2% | 0.3% | 3% | A |
| 538 | Waikapu HI | 3,591 | $123K | 4.8% | 1.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | 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 Parkman Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Parkman Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Middlefield Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parkman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkman Township | – | A | B− | 37 min | $100,417 |
| Middlefield Township | 8% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $74,342 |
| Nelson Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 35 min | $79,583 |
| Farmington Township | under 2% | B− | C | 46 min | $62,609 |
| Troy Township | 2% | A | C+ | 32 min | $87,375 |
| Mesopotamia Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 37 min | $66,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parkman 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 Parkman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Parkman Township?
$100,417 (±$11,937) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parkman Township?
5.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parkman Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parkman Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middlefield Township (8%, 6 mi), Middlefield (7%, 6 mi), Cleveland (6%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Parkman Township walkable?
Parkman Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Parkman Township without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 50% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Parkman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parkman 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.