Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0At 2.2%, unemployment in Plain Township is lower than in 82% of U.S. towns
About one in seven stay in Plain Township for work; outside it, Canton is the main destination (19%, 4 miles). Plain Township grades A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Plain Township, in brief
Income, poverty and work: Plain Township’s grade explained
Unemployment holds Plain Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($74,848, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Plain Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
In and out of Plain Township on a workday
On a workday 19,610 residents head out to work, 2,810 work right here, and 13,464 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47,000 people are in Plain Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
Out of Plain Township to work: where people go
Where Plain Township clocks in
19% of workers
14% 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.
The kinds of work in Plain Township
16,274 jobs are based in Plain Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plain Township, 2013 → 2023: 13,345 → 16,274. 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 Plain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Plain Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plain Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,193 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.
Where in the region Plain Township works
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.
In Plain Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Plain Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #346 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% of 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 27,553 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). 4.8% of Plain Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Plain Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Plain Township next to U.S. towns of 37,000 to 72,000: 257th of 850 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Washington Township OH | 51,915 | $148K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Clinton MD | 38,376 | $125K | 7.7% | 4.7% | 4% | A− |
| 256 | Jackson Township OH | 50,870 | $92K | 6.9% | 3.5% | 12% | A− |
| 257 | Plain Township OH | 53,501 | $75K | 5.9% | 2.2% | 13% | A− |
| 258 | Pflugerville TX | 68,316 | $118K | 6.1% | 5.3% | 7% | A− |
| 259 | Greenwood IN | 69,349 | $84K | 7.4% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 850 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Plain Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Plain Township and its neighbors: 40% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Township | – | A− | B | 21 min | $74,848 |
| Canton | 19% | C− | A− | 19 min | $43,188 |
| Jackson Township | 14% | A | B− | 22 min | $93,927 |
| North Canton | 6% | A− | A− | 21 min | $72,544 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 25 min | $101,402 |
| Nimishillen Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $91,769 |
| Canton Township | 1% | B | C | 21 min | $61,760 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Canton. Darker towns draw more of Plain 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 Plain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plain Township?
$74,848 (±$3,089) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plain Township?
5.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plain Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plain Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (19%, 4 mi), Jackson Township (14%, 6 mi), North Canton (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Plain Township walkable?
Plain Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Plain Township without a car?
<1% 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 Plain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plain 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.