Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Rush Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). 6 jobs are based in Rush Township, against 384 working residents. Hardly any work in Rush Township; the top destination outside it is New Philadelphia (14%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Rush Township stands out on work
Rush Township is a place people come home to
There are 6 jobs based in Rush Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rush Township has about 460 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rush Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 384 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Rush Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 384 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Rush Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Rush Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 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 490 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.
Where people from Rush Township work
Where Rush Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 83% of work in Rush Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rush Township, 2014 → 2024: 66 → 6. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rush Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Rush Township commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Rush Township
The biggest share goes to Mill Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rush Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $86,429 |
| Clay Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 30 min | $60,882 |
| Mill Township | 5% | D | B+ | 26 min | $54,216 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Warwick Township | under 3% | B | C− | 26 min | $79,455 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township, Perry Township and Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rush 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 2024, 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?
$86,429 (±$9,763) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rush Township?
7.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rush Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rush Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Philadelphia (14%, 12 mi), Uhrichsville (9%, 6 mi), Dover (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rush Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% 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), 2024, 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.