Photo: Nyttend · Public domainReading Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
641 jobs are based in Reading Township; 1,541 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Reading Township C+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 7% work in Reading Township itself; outside it, Lancaster draws the most (12%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Reading Township at work: what stands out
Reading Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Reading Township
58% of Reading Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 35% of the jobs based in Reading Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Reading Township pay little
29% of the jobs based in Reading Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
The figures behind Reading Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Reading Township is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #728 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Reading Township’s grade up (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.7%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Reading Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
About 36 minutes each way for Reading Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reading Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,667 commuters (the 7% 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.
Jobs in Reading Township: what the 641 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reading Township, 2013 → 2023: 504 → 641. 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 Reading Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Reading Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,434 residents head out to work, 107 work right here, and 534 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Reading Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where the trip to work from Reading Township ends
Where Reading Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Reading Township
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Reading Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Reading Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #805 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Reading 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 1,796 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). 4.7% of Reading Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Reading Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Reading Township is 2,527th among 4,000 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 57 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 65 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 87 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,525 | Cozad NE | 3,924 | $54K | 10.9% | 1.3% | 36% | C+ |
| 2,526 | Wayne Township IN | 4,160 | $63K | 21.8% | 3.1% | 17% | C+ |
| 2,527 | Reading Township OH | 4,465 | $72K | 15.7% | 3.5% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,528 | Holtville AL | 5,158 | $77K | 13.0% | 4.9% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,529 | Eastover NC | 3,743 | $85K | 13.4% | 6.9% | 1% | C+ |
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| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Reading Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Reading Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reading Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Township | – | C+ | C− | 36 min | $71,875 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B− | D | 42 min | $75,025 |
| Clayton Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 38 min | $44,740 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $94,396 |
| Rush Creek Township | under 2% | B− | D | 38 min | $86,821 |
| Hopewell Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $95,927 |
| Thorn Township | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $96,463 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reading 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 Reading Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reading Township?
$71,875 (±$17,329) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reading Township?
15.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reading Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reading Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (12%, 16 mi), Columbus (10%, 38 mi), New Lexington (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Reading Township walkable?
Reading Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Reading 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 Reading Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reading 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.