Photo: Heironymous Rowe · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Rush Township (8.7%) is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income D: better than 6% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #977 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability D−: more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns · #977 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are lower than in 80% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 43 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Rush Township; the top destination outside it is Portsmouth (25%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Rush Township
Rush Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 43 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 330 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Rush Township and Portsmouth trade workers both ways
Portsmouth is the top workplace for Rush Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Rush Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Rush Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Rush Township fell from 507 in 2013 to 350 in 2023, −31%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Rush Township is a place people come home to
There are 350 jobs based in Rush Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rush Township has about 2,000 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Rush Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rush Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns, #977 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Rush Township’s grade.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rush Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
About 43 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 13.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rush Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 909 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
25% of working residents work in Portsmouth
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Rush Township clocks in
25% of workers
5% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 350 jobs in Rush Township are
350 jobs are based in Rush Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rush Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rush Township, 2013 → 2023: 507 → 350. 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.
Rush Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,120 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 305 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Rush Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.30 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.
Half of Rush Township commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 26% 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.
Most trips from Rush Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rush Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns, #977 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Rush 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 956 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). 0.0% of Rush Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rush Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Rush Township compares with U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Rush Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 37 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 4,389 | La Pine OR | 2,563 | $58K | 19.2% | 5.1% | 9% | D |
| 4,390 | Trinity TX | 2,450 | $28K | 34.7% | 5.5% | 13% | D |
| 4,391 | Rush Township OH | 2,801 | $56K | 19.3% | 8.7% | 4% | D |
| 4,392 | Superior AZ | 2,611 | $45K | 16.3% | 6.2% | 15% | D |
| 4,393 | Crosby MN | 2,330 | $42K | 16.9% | 5.3% | 13% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
Rush Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (3%). Darker towns draw more of Rush Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rush Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Township | – | D | D− | 43 min | $55,925 |
| Valley Township | 2% | C− | C | 26 min | $64,340 |
| Washington Township | 3% | D | D | 25 min | $45,188 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | C− | D | 30 min | $35,530 |
| Union Township | under 2% | D | D | 32 min | $53,234 |
| Lucasville | under 2% | C | C+ | 20 min | $64,044 |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $73,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 Rush Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rush Township?
$55,925 (±$14,417) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rush Township?
19.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rush Township?
43 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rush Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (25%, 8 mi), Scioto Township (5%, 11 mi), Waverly (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rush Township walkable?
Rush 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 Rush Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rush Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rush 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.