Photo: SCSCC · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Rarden Township trail those of 97% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 34.5% of residents, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. Rarden Township grades D− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Rarden Township
Rarden Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 48 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 368 hours of commuting, 192 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Rarden Township is a place people come home to
There are 20 jobs based in Rarden Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rarden Township has about 660 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Rarden Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 380 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Rarden Township
On income, poverty and job access, Rarden Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Rarden Township’s grade.
Unemployment (11.3%) is left out: Rarden 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, Rarden Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
About 48 minutes to work from Rarden Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rarden Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 313 commuters (the 0% 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.
Who commutes out of Rarden Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 378 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Rarden Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.05 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.
16% of working residents work in Portsmouth
Where Rarden Township clocks in
16% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Rarden Township: what the 20 are
20 jobs are based in Rarden Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rarden Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 20. 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 Rarden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rarden Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Rarden Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rarden Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Rarden 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 313 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). 23.2% of Rarden Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rarden Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Rarden Township compares with U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,111 | Wetumka OK | 1,133 | $27K | 33.9% | 5.5% | 18% | D− |
| 3,112 | Bombay NY | 1,252 | $30K | 29.5% | 12.6% | 2% | D− |
| 3,113 | Rarden Township OH | 1,024 | $37K | 34.5% | 11.3% | 1% | D− |
| 3,114 | Douglas City CA | 1,060 | $32K | 28.5% | 2.0% | 1% | D− |
| 3,115 | Vanceburg KY | 1,386 | $30K | 39.6% | 8.4% | 27% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Rarden Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Rarden Township
The biggest share goes to Morgan Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rarden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rarden Township | – | D− | D− | 48 min | $36,786 |
| Camp Creek Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 49 min | $79,464 |
| Sunfish Township | under 3% | D | D− | 50 min | $56,653 |
| Brush Creek Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 47 min | $75,313 |
| Morgan Township | 4% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $73,821 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | D | D | 38 min | $66,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rarden 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 Rarden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rarden Township?
$36,786 (±$34,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rarden Township?
34.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rarden Township?
48 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rarden Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (16%, 20 mi), Columbus (4%, 74 mi), Morgan Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rarden Township walkable?
Rarden Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rarden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rarden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rarden 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.