Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPike Township has lower unemployment (1.5%) than 90% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 63% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Pike Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D. 6% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pike Township in brief
Pike Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Pike Township
58% of Pike Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 33% of the jobs based in Pike Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Pike Township is a place people come home to
There are 367 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 2,800 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Pike Township pay little
28% of the jobs based in Pike Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Pike Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pike Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #666 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Pike Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (15.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pike Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Commuting from Pike Township: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 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 1,840 commuters (the 6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
367 jobs are based in Pike Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike Township, 2013 → 2023: 373 → 367. 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.
Who commutes out of Pike Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,749 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 333 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Pike Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
10% of working residents work in Mount Orab
Where Pike Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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 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.
For most of Pike Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pike Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #848 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,967 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). 4.6% 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.
Ranked on jobs and income, Pike Township is 2,325th among 4,112 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | 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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| 54 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,323 | Cedarville OH | 4,667 | $64K | 23.5% | 10.4% | 25% | B− |
| 2,324 | Lewisburg PA | 5,226 | $55K | 20.8% | 0.7% | 23% | B− |
| 2,325 | Pike Township OH | 4,166 | $67K | 15.6% | 1.5% | 2% | B− |
| 2,326 | Burrell Township PA | 3,434 | $51K | 6.6% | 3.6% | 13% | B− |
| 2,327 | Nashville IL | 3,011 | $63K | 6.8% | 4.4% | 36% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | 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.
Pike Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | – | B− | D | 33 min | $66,989 |
| Scott Township | under 2% | C− | D | 34 min | $60,882 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | D | D | 43 min | $65,417 |
| Mount Orab | 10% | D | C | 32 min | $58,347 |
| Green Township | under 2% | D− | C | 34 min | $48,047 |
| Clark Township | under 2% | C | D− | 36 min | $74,274 |
| Sterling Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 27 min | $77,660 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Orab. 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?
$66,989 (±$17,219) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike Township?
15.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pike Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Orab (10%, 2 mi), Cincinnati (10%, 31 mi), Batavia Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pike Township walkable?
Pike Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pike Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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.