Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRushcreek Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At home: 5% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%). There are 386 jobs in Rushcreek Township, and 950 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Rushcreek Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Rushcreek Township: the gist
The four measures behind Rushcreek Township’s grade
The poverty rate holds Rushcreek Township’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (8.6%) is left out: Rushcreek 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, Rushcreek Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
15% of working residents work in Bellefontaine
Where Rushcreek Township clocks in
15% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
In and out of Rushcreek Township on a workday
On a workday 893 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 329 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Rushcreek Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The kinds of work in Rushcreek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rushcreek Township, 2013 → 2023: 362 → 386. 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 Rushcreek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Rushcreek Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rushcreek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 776 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Rushcreek 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.
Most of Rushcreek Township commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 816 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). 3.2% of Rushcreek Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rushcreek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rushcreek Township places 1,420th of 5,404 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,418 | Panorama Village TX | 2,522 | $77K | 12.5% | 2.8% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,419 | Maine Prairie Township MN | 1,954 | $100K | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,420 | Rushcreek Township OH | 2,129 | $88K | 4.0% | 8.6% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,421 | Adams Township OH | 2,028 | $91K | 7.5% | 4.1% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,422 | Janesville MN | 2,473 | $75K | 3.8% | 3.6% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Rushcreek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Rushcreek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rushcreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushcreek Township | – | B+ | D | 25 min | $87,798 |
| McArthur Township | under 2% | B− | D | 20 min | $73,684 |
| Bokescreek Township | under 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $84,926 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $91,510 |
| Taylor Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | B− | D | 25 min | $64,859 |
Same-state neighbors only. Taylor Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rushcreek 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 Rushcreek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rushcreek Township?
$87,798 (±$20,437) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rushcreek Township?
4.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rushcreek Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rushcreek Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (15%, 8 mi), Perry Township (7%, 9 mi), Marysville (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rushcreek Township walkable?
Rushcreek Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rushcreek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rushcreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rushcreek 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.