John Baker Tavern · Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Radnor Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
118 jobs are based in Radnor Township for 752 working residents. The two grades for Radnor Township are A for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, Radnor Township is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Radnor Township in brief
Radnor Township is a place people come home to
There are 118 jobs based in Radnor Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Radnor Township has about 1,100 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Radnor Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
29% of Radnor Township works in Columbus
216 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Columbus, 29 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Radnor 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; with 752 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Radnor Township
On income, poverty and job access, Radnor Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($116,964, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (4.9%) is left out: Radnor Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Radnor Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
How a workday changes Radnor Township
On a workday 743 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Radnor Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
A commute of about 37 minutes in Radnor Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Radnor Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 599 commuters (the 14% 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.
29% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Radnor Township clocks in
29% of workers
13% 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.
Radnor Township works in goods: 46% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Radnor Township, 2013 → 2023: 122 → 118. 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 Radnor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Radnor 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.
For most of Radnor Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Radnor Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Radnor 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 699 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). 3.0% of Radnor Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Radnor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Radnor Township is 488th of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 46 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 486 | Ruckersville VA | 1,399 | $102K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 487 | Green Township IN | 2,040 | $90K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 488 | Radnor Township OH | 1,748 | $117K | 6.5% | 4.9% | 1% | A |
| 489 | Advance NC | 1,408 | $115K | 5.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 490 | Kossuth WI | 1,978 | $97K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Radnor Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Radnor Township
The biggest share goes to Scioto Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Radnor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radnor Township | – | A | D− | 37 min | $116,964 |
| Thompson Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Scioto Township | 2% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $158,920 |
| Prospect Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 29 min | $83,796 |
| Troy Township | 2% | A− | D | 26 min | $91,289 |
Same-state neighbors only. Thompson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Radnor 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 Radnor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Radnor Township?
$116,964 (±$50,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Radnor Township?
6.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Radnor Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Radnor Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (29%, 28 mi), Delaware (13%, 8 mi), Dublin (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Radnor Township walkable?
Radnor Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Radnor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Radnor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Radnor 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.