Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPenn Township’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Penn Township are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% stay in Penn Township for work; outside it, Hillsboro is the main destination (13%, 6 miles). Working residents average 34 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Penn Township
Fewer jobs are based in Penn Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Penn Township fell from 389 in 2013 to 182 in 2023, −53%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Penn Township is a place people come home to
There are 182 jobs based in Penn Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Penn Township has about 1,100 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Penn Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 633 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Penn Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Penn Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Penn Township’s grade up (0.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Penn 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, Penn Township could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
A place that makes things: 90% of Penn Township’s jobs are in goods
182 jobs are based in Penn Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Penn Township, 2013 → 2023: 389 → 182. 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 Penn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Penn Township
On a workday 623 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 172 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Penn Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
From Penn Township, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Penn Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 794 commuters (the 16% 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 places Penn Township commutes to
Where Penn Township clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
Miles to work from Penn Township
About 19% 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 around Penn Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Penn Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 942 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). 1.5% of Penn Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Penn Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Penn Township ranks: 673rd of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 25 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 48 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 671 | Biglick Township OH | 1,137 | $103K | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1% | A− |
| 672 | Battle Ground IN | 1,905 | $111K | 4.0% | 4.2% | <1% | A− |
| 673 | Penn Township OH | 1,557 | $127K | 0.2% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 674 | Farley IA | 1,718 | $97K | 3.6% | 4.9% | 13% | A− |
| 675 | Lakesite TN | 1,980 | $96K | 4.2% | 3.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | 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 Penn Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Penn Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Penn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Township | – | A− | D | 34 min | $127,438 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | C− | B | 24 min | $62,647 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | B | D | 25 min | $72,972 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B− | C | 35 min | $67,481 |
| Green Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $70,625 |
| Paint Township | under 2% | D | D | 34 min | $53,325 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Penn 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 Penn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Penn Township?
$127,438 (±$24,992) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Penn Township?
0.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Penn Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Penn Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (13%, 6 mi), Wilmington (12%, 15 mi), Leesburg (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Penn Township walkable?
Penn Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Penn Township without a car?
0% 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 Penn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Penn 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.