Pike Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Pike Township report 337 jobs for 1,891 working residents. The two grades for Pike Township are B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 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
Jobs and commuting in Pike Township: the gist
Stores, warehouses and trucking
54% of the jobs in Pike Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Pike Township is a place people come home to
There are 337 jobs based in Pike Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pike Township has about 2,300 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Where Pike Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pike Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #564 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Pike Township’s grade up (5.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pike Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Jobs in Pike Township: what the 337 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike Township, 2013 → 2023: 287 → 337. 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.
Pike Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,828 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 274 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Pike Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
20% of working residents work in Canton
Where Pike Township clocks in
20% of workers
8% 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.
Getting to work from Pike Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 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 1,646 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.
Miles to work from Pike Township
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.
Few in Pike Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pike Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #811 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,731 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). 6.7% of Pike Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pike Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200, Pike Township ranks 1,959th of 4,264 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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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,957 | Dover Township OH | 4,394 | $79K | 10.0% | 4.6% | 4% | B |
| 1,958 | Chester NY | 3,064 | $85K | 6.6% | 2.6% | 23% | B− |
| 1,959 | Pike Township OH | 3,860 | $75K | 5.1% | 7.9% | 3% | B− |
| 1,960 | Berlin Township OH | 3,390 | $74K | 11.5% | 3.1% | 5% | B− |
| 1,961 | Grand Bay AL | 3,553 | $62K | 3.2% | 5.6% | 3% | B− |
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| 4,264 | 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 Pike Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Pike Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Canton Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | – | B− | C− | 24 min | $75,306 |
| Canton Township | 4% | B | C | 21 min | $61,760 |
| Sandy Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 27 min | $68,537 |
| Bethlehem Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 21 min | $71,161 |
| Sandy Township | under 3% | B | C | 26 min | $59,415 |
| North Industry | under 3% | B− | C | 27 min | $55,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$75,306 (±$12,542) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike Township?
5.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pike Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (20%, 8 mi), Jackson Township (8%, 13 mi), Akron (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pike Township walkable?
Pike Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pike Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% 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.