Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Scioto Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A+: better than 95% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #67 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability D: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns · #877 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Scioto Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (40%, 16 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 Scioto Township
Scioto Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Scioto Township residents (40%) and also where the most people who work in Scioto Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Scioto Township pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Scioto Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Scioto 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 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 Scioto Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Scioto Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #67 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.1%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($94,663, 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, Scioto Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
40% of working residents work in Columbus
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Scioto Township clocks in
40% of workers
9% of workers
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
74% of the jobs in Scioto Township pay over $3,333 a month
1,558 jobs are based in Scioto Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Scioto Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scioto Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,398 → 1,558. 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.
About 28 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 8.8 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 3,314 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Scioto Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,909 residents head out to work, 136 work right here, and 1,422 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,200 people are in Scioto Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.31 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 Scioto Township commutes less than 17 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 17% 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 Scioto Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Scioto Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #877 of 993 in Ohio. 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 4,158 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). 2.4% 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 is 209th of 2,695 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Scioto Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 207 | Lower Gwynedd Township PA | 12,290 | $140K | 3.3% | 3.8% | 6% | A+ |
| 208 | Lynnfield MA | 13,274 | $175K | 6.0% | 3.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 209 | Scioto Township OH | 11,677 | $95K | 3.1% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 210 | St. Anthony MN | 9,989 | $97K | 6.9% | 1.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 211 | Orono MN | 8,301 | $174K | 6.2% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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.
Scioto Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Commercial Point (1%). Darker towns draw more of Scioto Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scioto Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scioto Township | – | A+ | D | 28 min | $94,663 |
| Darby Township | under 2% | A− | D | 28 min | $93,419 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $64,423 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 22 min | $91,817 |
| Commercial Point | 1% | A+ | D | 30 min | $107,868 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $90,288 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 45 min | $82,326 |
| Muhlenberg Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Muhlenberg Township: not graded. 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 Scioto Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scioto Township?
$94,663 (±$12,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scioto Township?
3.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scioto Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scioto Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (40%, 16 mi), Grove City (9%, 7 mi), Dublin (2%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Scioto Township walkable?
Scioto Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Scioto Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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.