Pierpont Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
70 jobs are based in Pierpont Township, and 391 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Pierpont Township D; getting around on foot earns it D−. Measured by household income, Pierpont Township is behind 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pierpont Township at work: what stands out
Pierpont Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Pierpont Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pierpont Township has about 810 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pierpont Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 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 391 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Pierpont Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Pierpont Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Pierpont Township’s grade.
Unemployment (8.9%) is left out: Pierpont Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pierpont Township could be anywhere from D− to B+.
Who works in Pierpont Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 386 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Pierpont Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Pierpont Township: about 29 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 Pierpont Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 477 commuters (the 18% 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.
12% of working residents work in Ashtabula
Where Pierpont Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 44% of the jobs in Pierpont Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pierpont Township, 2013 → 2023: 158 → 70. 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 Pierpont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Pierpont Township
About 28% 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 Pierpont Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pierpont Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Pierpont 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 584 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). 1.6% of Pierpont Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pierpont Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Pierpont Township is 2,903rd of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Boston Heights OH | 1,408 | $121K | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,901 | Dighton Township KS | 1,101 | $53K | 9.5% | 0.0% | 42% | D |
| 2,902 | Hay Township MI | 1,320 | $64K | 14.0% | 6.1% | 2% | D |
| 2,903 | Pierpont Township OH | 1,134 | $52K | 14.8% | 8.9% | 1% | D |
| 2,904 | Topsham VT | 1,217 | $72K | 18.8% | 0.0% | 7% | D |
| 2,905 | Evergreen WI | 1,228 | $58K | 12.2% | 1.8% | <1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Pierpont Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Pierpont Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pierpont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierpont Township | – | D | D− | 29 min | $52,143 |
| Denmark Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | C | D | 28 min | $65,352 |
| Richmond Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 44 min | $56,016 |
Same-state neighbors only. Denmark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pierpont 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 Pierpont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pierpont Township?
$52,143 (±$38,006) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pierpont Township?
14.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pierpont Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pierpont Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashtabula (12%, 15 mi), Conneaut (10%, 12 mi), Edgewood (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pierpont Township walkable?
Pierpont Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pierpont 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 Pierpont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pierpont 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.