Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Staunton Township works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. 129 jobs are based in Staunton Township, against 1,107 working residents. Jobs and income earn Staunton Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Staunton Township: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Staunton Township works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders Staunton Township: Troy (26%), Piqua (9%) and Tipp City (4%). Next door ↓
Staunton Township is a place people come home to
There are 129 jobs based in Staunton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Staunton Township has about 1,500 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Staunton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Staunton Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #246 of 992 in Ohio. Household income is its strongest input ($111,458, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Staunton Township could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
The daily flow of workers through Staunton Township
On a workday 1,100 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 122 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Staunton Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
26% of working residents work in Troy
Where Staunton Township clocks in
26% 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.
The kinds of work in Staunton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Staunton Township, 2013 → 2023: 285 → 129. 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 Staunton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Staunton Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Staunton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,019 commuters (the 7% 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 it is to work from Staunton Township
About 16% 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.
Staunton Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Staunton Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #927 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Staunton 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 1,097 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). 2.2% of Staunton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Staunton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Staunton Township is 688th among 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 686 | Dogtown CA | 3,094 | $128K | 5.3% | 3.9% | 4% | A− |
| 687 | Croom MD | 2,418 | $188K | 3.1% | 8.5% | 1% | A− |
| 688 | Staunton Township OH | 2,513 | $111K | 7.8% | 2.9% | 1% | A− |
| 689 | South Vacherie LA | 2,954 | $81K | 3.7% | 1.6% | 2% | A− |
| 690 | Summitview WA | 2,321 | $105K | 5.6% | 2.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | 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 Staunton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 42% of Staunton Township
The biggest share goes to Troy (26%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Staunton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton Township | – | A− | D | 24 min | $111,458 |
| Concord Township | 3% | B | B+ | 21 min | $74,188 |
| Troy | 26% | B− | B+ | 22 min | $68,830 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A− | B | 23 min | $79,243 |
| Piqua | 9% | B− | B | 19 min | $67,796 |
| Tipp City | 4% | A− | B+ | 21 min | $78,098 |
| Elizabeth Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 18 min | $125,144 |
| Springcreek Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 30 min | $68,707 |
| Lostcreek Township | under 2% | A | D− | 23 min | $96,667 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | A | B− | 21 min | $109,849 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Staunton 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 Staunton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Staunton Township?
$111,458 (±$35,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Staunton Township?
7.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Staunton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Staunton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Troy (26%, 3 mi), Piqua (9%, 6 mi), Dayton (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Staunton Township walkable?
Staunton Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Staunton 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 Staunton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Staunton 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.