Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in St. Joseph Township are lower than in 88% of U.S. towns
1% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). Poverty touches 12.1% of residents, against 13.3% across Ohio. For jobs and income St. Joseph Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
St. Joseph Township and work: the main findings
St. Joseph Township and Edgerton trade workers both ways
Edgerton is the top workplace for St. Joseph Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in St. Joseph Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few St. Joseph Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
St. Joseph Township makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in St. Joseph Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs St. Joseph Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
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 St. Joseph Township
Unemployment holds St. Joseph Township’s grade up (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($50,263, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, St. Joseph Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
15% of working residents work in Edgerton
Where St. Joseph Township clocks in
15% of workers
15% 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.
Getting to work from St. Joseph Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Joseph Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,307 commuters (the 1% 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.
St. Joseph Township makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
955 jobs are based in St. Joseph Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Joseph Township, 2013 → 2023: 998 → 955. 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 St. Joseph Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of St. Joseph Township on a workday
On a workday 1,048 residents head out to work, 223 work right here, and 732 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in St. Joseph Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 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.
Where in the region St. Joseph Township works
About 20% 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.
Most of St. Joseph Township commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 6.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,326 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). 7.3% of St. Joseph Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of St. Joseph Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,278 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,600, St. Joseph Township comes 2,890th on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 36 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 2,888 | Green Acres CA | 3,382 | $80K | 8.2% | 16.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,889 | Ashford NY | 1,918 | $78K | 6.4% | 1.3% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,890 | St. Joseph Township OH | 2,633 | $50K | 12.1% | 2.2% | 18% | C+ |
| 2,891 | Bradley WI | 2,425 | $76K | 6.3% | 1.6% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,892 | Angwin CA | 2,931 | $118K | 10.3% | 7.5% | 6% | C+ |
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| 5,278 | 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 St. Joseph Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
St. Joseph Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Center Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Joseph Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Township | – | C+ | B | 26 min | $50,263 |
| Florence Township | under 3% | C | D | 24 min | $75,216 |
| Milford Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 25 min | $105,795 |
| Center Township | 3% | B | D | 22 min | $89,205 |
| Superior Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 28 min | $67,222 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Joseph Township?
$50,263 (±$10,959) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Joseph Township?
12.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Joseph Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Joseph Township work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Edgerton (15%, 2 mi), Bryan (15%, 10 mi), Butler (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is St. Joseph Township walkable?
St. Joseph Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around St. Joseph Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Joseph Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Joseph 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.