Range Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Range Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (19%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Range Township, in brief
Range Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Range Township is Columbus, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (86) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Range Township is a place people come home to
There are 130 jobs based in Range Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Range Township has about 660 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Range 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 ↓
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 446 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Range Township commutes less than 25 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 15% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Range Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 434 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 118 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Range Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Range Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 279 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.
19% of working residents work in Columbus
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Range Township clocks in
19% of workers
13% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Range Township makes things: 73% of its jobs are in goods
130 jobs are based in Range Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Range Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Range Township, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 130. 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.
Range Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Paint Township (3%). Darker towns draw more of Range Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Range Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $62,446 |
| Oak Run Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Paint Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 26 min | $84,271 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 43 min | $89,196 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 30 min | $100,000 |
| Paint Township | 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Stokes Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Run Township, Paint Township and Stokes Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Range Township: questions
What is the median household income in Range Township?
$62,446 (±$49,569) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Range Township?
24.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Range Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Range Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (19%, 28 mi), London (13%, 11 mi), Paint Township (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Range Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Range Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Range 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.