Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Paxton Township trail those of 92% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. Below the poverty line: 18.6% of residents, next to 13.3% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn Paxton Township D−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Paxton Township at work: what stands out
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 ↓
The quickest commute around
Paxton Township’s 28-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 31 to 34 minutes. Next door ↓
Few Paxton Township workers work from home
Only 2% 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; with 700 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Paxton Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Paxton Township is better than 5% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Paxton Township’s grade.
Unemployment (7.2%) is left out: Paxton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Paxton Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Paxton Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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.
Getting to work from Paxton Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paxton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 609 commuters (the 2% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Paxton Township
On a workday 663 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 396 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Paxton Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
15% of working residents work in Chillicothe
Where Paxton Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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 433 jobs in Paxton Township are
433 jobs are based in Paxton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paxton Township, 2013 → 2023: 435 → 433. 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 Paxton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Paxton Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Paxton Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Paxton 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 620 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). 8.5% of Paxton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Paxton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Paxton Township compares with U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 5,202 | Cherokee OK | 1,439 | $59K | 22.2% | 6.1% | 25% | D− |
| 5,203 | Coal Township OH | 1,986 | $56K | 26.6% | 15.3% | 1% | D− |
| 5,204 | Paxton Township OH | 1,869 | $46K | 18.6% | 7.2% | 5% | D− |
| 5,205 | Cove Creek NC | 1,629 | $53K | 22.6% | 1.0% | 2% | D− |
| 5,206 | Ellijay GA | 2,008 | $48K | 26.2% | 6.3% | 19% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Paxton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Paxton Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paxton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Township | – | D− | D | 28 min | $45,893 |
| Paint Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 31 min | $52,059 |
| Twin Township | under 2% | B | D− | 33 min | $57,670 |
| Paint Township | under 2% | D | D | 34 min | $53,325 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paxton 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 Paxton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paxton Township?
$45,893 (±$22,531) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paxton Township?
18.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paxton Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paxton Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (15%, 17 mi), Green Township (12%, 24 mi), Columbus (8%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Paxton Township walkable?
Paxton Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Paxton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paxton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paxton 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.