Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 4.0Ross Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 7% stay in Ross Township for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (13%, 16 miles). Employers in Ross Township report 1,576 jobs for 4,128 working residents. Ross Township grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ross Township, in a few figures
Ross Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Ross Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Ross Township went from 1,139 in 2013 to 1,576 in 2023, +38%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Ross Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ross Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #117 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.9%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($93,906, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ross Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Getting to work from Ross Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ross Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,626 commuters (the 9% 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.
The kinds of work in Ross Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ross Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,139 → 1,576. 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 Ross Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Ross Township
On a workday 3,838 residents head out to work, 290 work right here, and 1,286 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,500 people are in Ross Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Ross Township ends
Where Ross Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
How many miles Ross Township commutes
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 Ross Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ross Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #760 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Ross 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 3,979 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). 2.5% of Ross Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Ross Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Ross Township ranks: 379th of 2,822 U.S. towns of 6,400 to 12,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 377 | Williston VT | 9,975 | $107K | 4.3% | 1.6% | 17% | A |
| 378 | Tellico Village TN | 7,414 | $107K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 9% | A |
| 379 | Ross Township OH | 9,073 | $94K | 3.9% | 2.2% | 7% | A |
| 380 | Covedale OH | 6,500 | $91K | 5.5% | 1.1% | 1% | A |
| 381 | Glenarden MD | 6,422 | $106K | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,822 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Ross Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
16% of Ross Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Hamilton (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ross Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Township | – | A | C− | 29 min | $93,906 |
| Hamilton | 8% | C | A− | 25 min | $55,166 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | A− | C | 24 min | $108,353 |
| Fairfield | 8% | B | B− | 24 min | $77,937 |
| Hanover Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 26 min | $79,911 |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | A | D− | 29 min | $107,875 |
| St. Clair Township | under 2% | C | C− | 27 min | $62,378 |
| Crosby Township | under 2% | A | D | 28 min | $123,750 |
| Colerain Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $73,103 |
| Dunlap | under 2% | B− | D | 22 min | $73,421 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ross 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 Ross Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ross Township?
$93,906 (±$16,285) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ross Township?
3.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ross Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ross Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (13%, 16 mi), Fairfield (8%, 6 mi), Hamilton (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ross Township walkable?
Ross Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ross Township without a car?
1% 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 Ross Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ross 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.