John T. Wilson Homestead · Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Scott Township trail those of 85% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Scott Township; the top destination outside it is Hillsboro (7%, 16 miles). 22.5% of residents are in poverty, against 13.3% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn Scott Township D−; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Scott Township apart
Jobs in Scott Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Scott Township went from 380 in 2013 to 884 in 2023, +133%. The jobs ↓
Scott Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 625 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Scott Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Scott Township is better than 3% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Scott Township’s grade.
Unemployment (2.5%) is left out: Scott 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, Scott Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
Scott Township is a services town
884 jobs are based in Scott Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scott Township, 2013 → 2023: 380 → 884. 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 Scott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Scott Township: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scott Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 733 commuters (the 11% 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 far Scott Township goes to work
About 34% 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.
Who commutes out of Scott Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 553 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 812 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Scott Township on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).
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 places Scott Township commutes to
Where Scott Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Few in Scott Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Scott Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 821 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). 2.5% of Scott Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Scott Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Scott Township compares with U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,090 | Shamrock TX | 1,692 | $47K | 19.3% | 5.7% | 31% | D− |
| 5,091 | McCamey TX | 1,743 | $43K | 17.1% | 1.2% | 18% | D− |
| 5,092 | Scott Township OH | 2,300 | $53K | 22.5% | 2.5% | 12% | D− |
| 5,093 | La Fayette AL | 2,621 | $33K | 33.4% | 6.1% | 11% | D− |
| 5,094 | Donalsonville GA | 2,834 | $43K | 28.6% | 7.5% | 28% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | 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 Scott Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Scott Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | – | D− | C+ | 35 min | $52,500 |
| Meigs Township | under 2% | D− | C− | 30 min | $59,792 |
| Winchester Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 37 min | $58,750 |
| Oliver Township | under 2% | — | C+ | 61 min | — |
| Bratton Township | under 2% | C | D− | 39 min | $53,043 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 28 min | $71,615 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 55 min | $64,398 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scott 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 Scott Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scott Township?
$52,500 (±$13,756) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scott Township?
22.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scott Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scott Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (7%, 16 mi), Seaman (6%, 4 mi), West Union (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Scott Township walkable?
Scott Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Scott Township without a car?
1% 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 Scott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scott 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.