Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Scioto Township have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Scioto Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (C−). Poverty touches 3.6% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Scioto Township
Scioto Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Scioto Township is Columbus, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (500) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Scioto Township
22% of Scioto Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Scioto Township is a place people come home to
There are 552 jobs based in Scioto Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Scioto Township has about 2,900 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The figures behind Scioto Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($158,920, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate 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+.
Miles to work from Scioto Township
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.
From Scioto Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 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 1,839 commuters (the 22% 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 people are in Scioto Township by day
On a workday 1,741 residents head out to work, 84 work right here, and 468 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Scioto Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
27% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Scioto Township clocks in
27% of workers
11% 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.
Scioto Township makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
552 jobs are based in Scioto Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scioto Township, 2013 → 2023: 297 → 552. 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 commute in Scioto Township is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,364 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.1% of Scioto Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Scioto Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Scioto Township next to U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600: 112th of 4,112 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 54 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 110 | Summit WI | 5,323 | $141K | 5.0% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 111 | Radnor Township IL | 5,177 | $179K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 6% | A+ |
| 112 | Scioto Township OH | 4,169 | $159K | 3.6% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| 113 | Eagle Point AL | 3,110 | $152K | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 114 | Narberth PA | 4,479 | $124K | 1.7% | 3.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
11% of Scioto Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scioto Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scioto Township | – | A+ | C− | 28 min | $158,920 |
| Radnor Township | under 2% | A | D− | 37 min | $116,964 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | A | D | 32 min | $153,941 |
| Delaware | 11% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $99,786 |
| Thompson Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 21 min | $75,000 |
| Dover Township | under 2% | A | D | 25 min | $94,760 |
Same-state neighbors only. Thompson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Delaware. 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?
$158,920 (±$21,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scioto Township?
3.6%, 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. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scioto Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (27%, 24 mi), Delaware (11%, 7 mi), Dublin (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Scioto Township walkable?
Scioto Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Scioto Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.