Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPike Township’s household incomes are lower than in 76% of U.S. towns
21.1% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.3% across Ohio. The two grades for Pike Township are C− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 2% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pike Township stands out on work
Pike Township trades workers with the towns around it
Pike Township has about as many jobs (2,683) as working residents (2,600), but they are mostly different people: 1,960 residents leave for work each day while 2,043 people come in. Only 24% of the jobs in Pike Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Pike Township and New Lexington trade workers both ways
New Lexington is the top workplace for Pike Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Pike Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pike Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Pike 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Pike Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pike Township is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #889 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Pike Township’s grade up (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pike Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Who leaves Pike Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,960 residents head out to work, 640 work right here, and 2,043 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 (1.03 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.
19% of working residents work in New Lexington
Where Pike Township clocks in
19% of workers
10% 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.
Commuting from Pike Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pike Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,830 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.
What Pike Township’s employers do
2,683 jobs are based in Pike Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,572 → 2,683. 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 Pike Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Pike Township
About 17% 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.
Most trips from Pike Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pike Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #233 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Pike 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 2,881 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). 15.2% of Pike Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Pike Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pike Township is 2,717th of 3,253 U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,715 | Ashland WI | 7,927 | $55K | 17.8% | 3.7% | 50% | C− |
| 2,716 | Niagara NY | 7,668 | $57K | 21.3% | 9.2% | 10% | C− |
| 2,717 | Pike Township OH | 6,719 | $59K | 21.1% | 4.3% | 25% | C− |
| 2,718 | Swannanoa NC | 6,901 | $70K | 16.8% | 14.8% | 3% | C− |
| 2,719 | Homestead Meadows North TX | 5,795 | $63K | 20.5% | 11.2% | 4% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,253 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Pike Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Pike Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | – | C− | B+ | 31 min | $58,843 |
| Clayton Township | under 1% | C− | D− | 38 min | $44,740 |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | B− | D | 42 min | $75,025 |
| Bearfield Township | under 1% | B+ | D | 45 min | $106,071 |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Salt Lick Township | under 1% | C− | D | 31 min | $56,346 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pike 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 Pike Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pike Township?
$58,843 (±$17,572) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike Township?
21.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pike Township work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Lexington (19%, 2 mi), Columbus (10%, 47 mi), Lancaster (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pike Township walkable?
Pike Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pike Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pike Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pike 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.