Most of Scott Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Scott Township grades C− for jobs and income and D for walkability. There are 32 jobs in Scott Township for 525 working residents. Hardly any work in Scott Township itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (9%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Scott Township apart on work
Scott Township is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Scott Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Scott Township has about 840 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Scott Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Scott Township is Cincinnati, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (47) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Scott Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 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 525 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Scott Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Scott Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Scott Township’s grade up (9.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 16% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.0%) is left out: Scott Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Scott Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
Scott Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 524 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Scott Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 distance from Scott Township to work
About 15% 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.
The trip to work from Scott Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 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 474 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where Scott Township’s working residents head each day
Where Scott Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
What Scott Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scott Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 32. 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.
In Scott Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Scott Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Scott 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 541 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). 1.6% of Scott Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Scott Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Scott Township places 3,462nd of 5,400 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 27 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 50 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 3,460 | Halbert Township IN | 1,552 | $71K | 12.1% | 0.0% | 15% | C− |
| 3,461 | Fayette ME | 1,277 | $60K | 7.9% | 3.4% | 3% | C− |
| 3,462 | Scott Township OH | 1,333 | $61K | 9.5% | 4.0% | <1% | C− |
| 3,463 | Taylor Township PA | 1,055 | $75K | 11.5% | 2.0% | 9% | C− |
| 3,464 | Sullivan OH | 1,027 | $68K | 8.8% | 2.8% | 0% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 | – | C− | D | 34 min | $60,882 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $66,989 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 31 min | $78,625 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | D | D | 43 min | $65,417 |
| Clark Township | under 2% | C | D− | 36 min | $74,274 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | D | B− | 35 min | $49,784 |
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?
$60,882 (±$24,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scott Township?
9.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scott Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scott Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (9%, 35 mi), Georgetown (7%, 6 mi), Mount Orab (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Scott Township walkable?
Scott Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Scott 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 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.