Photo: dok1 · CC BY 2.0Scioto Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Scioto Township has 85 jobs for 568 working residents. Jobs and income earn Scioto Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D−. Home is the office for 2% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
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 Scioto Township
Scioto Township is a place people come home to
There are 85 jobs based in Scioto Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Scioto Township has about 1,500 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Scioto Township and Jackson trade workers both ways
Jackson is the top workplace for Scioto Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Scioto Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Scioto Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 568 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Scioto Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Scioto Township is better than 43% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Scioto Township’s grade up (5.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.1%) is left out: Scioto 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, Scioto Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
A workday in Scioto Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 562 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Scioto Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
22% of working residents work in Jackson
Where Scioto Township clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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.
Commuting from Scioto Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scioto Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 869 commuters (the 1% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 38% of the jobs in Scioto Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scioto Township, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 85. 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 Scioto Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Scioto Township to work
About 28% 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.
Scioto Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Scioto Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Scioto 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 882 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). 9.9% of Scioto Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Scioto Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Scioto Township next to U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600: 2,483rd of 5,234 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 18 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,481 | South Arm Township MI | 1,932 | $84K | 7.9% | 3.1% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,482 | Fairfield NY | 1,436 | $90K | 11.6% | 6.5% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,483 | Scioto Township OH | 1,962 | $73K | 5.5% | 5.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,484 | Winslow Township PA | 2,487 | $68K | 17.6% | 0.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,485 | Union Township IN | 1,948 | $78K | 9.7% | 6.9% | 9% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | 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 Scioto Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Scioto Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scioto Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scioto Township | – | C+ | D− | 31 min | $73,485 |
| Franklin Township | 2% | D− | D | 32 min | $54,333 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | C− | D | 41 min | $64,670 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | D− | D | 36 min | $35,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamilton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township. Darker towns draw more of Scioto 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 Scioto Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scioto Township?
$73,485 (±$9,551) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scioto Township?
5.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scioto Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scioto Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (22%, 6 mi), Lick Township (4%, 8 mi), Wellston (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Scioto Township walkable?
Scioto Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Scioto Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scioto Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scioto 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.