Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSharon Township has higher household incomes than 91% of U.S. towns
Sharon Township grades A+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. The poverty rate is 3.2%, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. For 23% of workers, the job is at home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sharon Township
Much of Sharon Township works one town over
62% of working residents work in a town that borders Sharon Township: Columbus (52%), Worthington (7%) and Westerville (3%). Next door ↓
Most Sharon Township residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Sharon Township is where the jobs are
Sharon Township has 15,626 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 24,000 people are in town, 43% more than the 17,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Sharon Township
23% of Sharon Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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 drives the Jobs & income grade in Sharon Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sharon Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #66 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sharon Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Miles to work from Sharon 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.
Sharon Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 7,723 residents head out to work, 569 work right here, and 15,057 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Sharon Township on a workday afternoon, 43% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The trip to work from Sharon Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sharon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,381 commuters (the 23% 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.
The towns that send workers to Sharon Township
Where Sharon Township clocks in
52% 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.
65% of the jobs in Sharon Township pay over $3,333 a month
15,626 jobs are based in Sharon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sharon Township, 2013 → 2023: 14,556 → 15,626. 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 Sharon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sharon Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sharon Township is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns, #181 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,298 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 67% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 2.0% of Sharon Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sharon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sharon Township is 153rd of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Bexley OH | 12,452 | $158K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 151 | Lake Mary FL | 16,789 | $109K | 3.5% | 2.6% | 11% | A+ |
| 152 | Concord MA | 18,208 | $195K | 3.7% | 3.7% | 12% | A+ |
| 153 | Sharon Township OH | 16,863 | $127K | 3.2% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
| 154 | Lower Gwynedd Township PA | 12,290 | $140K | 3.3% | 3.8% | 6% | A+ |
| 155 | Holly Springs GA | 20,261 | $114K | 3.9% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Sharon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Sharon Township and its neighbors: 62% work next door
The biggest share goes to Columbus (52%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sharon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Township | – | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $127,434 |
| Worthington | 7% | A | B+ | 20 min | $127,382 |
| Columbus | 52% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| Perry Township | under 1% | A | C− | 20 min | $186,154 |
| Riverlea | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Westerville | 3% | A+ | A− | 19 min | $109,404 |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverlea: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sharon 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 Sharon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sharon Township?
$127,434 (±$9,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sharon Township?
3.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sharon Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sharon Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (52%, 8 mi), Worthington (7%, 0 mi), Dublin (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sharon Township walkable?
Sharon Township is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sharon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 15% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sharon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sharon 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.