Photo: Chefpyromaniac · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Porter Township earn more than those in 90% of U.S. towns
For 30% of workers, the job is at home (Ohio 13%). Poverty touches 2.4% of residents; Ohio has 13.3%. Jobs and income earn Porter Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Porter Township
A lot of Porter Township works from home
30% of Porter Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Porter Township is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in Porter Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Porter Township has about 1,500 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Porter 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 ↓
One in three of Porter Township works in Columbus
324 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Columbus, 25 miles away. That’s 32 times as many as work in Porter Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 drives the Jobs & income grade in Porter Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Porter Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Porter Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Porter Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Porter Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Porter Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,079 commuters (the 30% 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.
A workday in Porter Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,010 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Porter Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.11 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.
32% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Porter Township clocks in
32% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Porter Township
110 jobs are based in Porter Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Porter Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 110. 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 Porter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Porter Township goes to work
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 Porter Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Porter Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Porter 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 1,538 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Porter Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Porter Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Porter Township places 600th of 4,995 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 27 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 31 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 598 | Newbury NH | 2,312 | $116K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 8% | A− |
| 599 | Newark Township OH | 2,174 | $79K | 3.2% | 4.2% | <1% | A− |
| 600 | Porter Township OH | 2,380 | $124K | 2.4% | 5.6% | 1% | A− |
| 601 | Stapleton AL | 3,009 | — | 4.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 602 | Quail Ridge FL | 2,916 | $90K | 5.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Porter Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Porter Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Porter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | – | A− | D− | 31 min | $124,438 |
| Trenton Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $136,667 |
| Kingston Township | under 2% | A+ | D− | 25 min | $111,667 |
| Bennington Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 37 min | $106,635 |
| Hilliar Township | under 2% | A− | C | 33 min | $91,019 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Porter 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 Porter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Porter Township?
$124,438 (±$41,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Porter Township?
2.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Porter Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Porter Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (32%, 25 mi), Delaware (7%, 15 mi), Westerville (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Porter Township walkable?
Porter Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Porter Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Porter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Porter 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.