Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSterling Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
253 jobs are based in Sterling Township for 2,097 working residents. The two grades for Sterling Township are B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Home is the office for 4% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Sterling Township: the gist
Sterling Township is a place people come home to
There are 253 jobs based in Sterling Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sterling Township has about 3,000 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Sterling Township’s 27-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 31 to 37 minutes. Next door ↓
Sterling Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Sterling Township is Cincinnati, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (191) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Sterling Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Sterling Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sterling Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #591 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Sterling Township’s grade up (6.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sterling Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Who leaves Sterling Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,074 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 230 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Sterling Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
How many miles Sterling Township commutes
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.
About 27 minutes to work from Sterling Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sterling Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,287 commuters (the 4% 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.
9% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Sterling Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Sterling Township works in goods: 36% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sterling Township, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 253. 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 Sterling Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Sterling Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,380 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). 5.0% of Sterling Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sterling Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Sterling Township is 1,914th among 3,753 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 61 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,912 | Winthrop ME | 6,158 | $86K | 12.9% | 3.1% | 13% | B− |
| 1,913 | German Township OH | 6,434 | $76K | 9.7% | 3.6% | 37% | B− |
| 1,914 | Sterling Township OH | 4,804 | $78K | 6.9% | 4.1% | 1% | B− |
| 1,915 | Williamson AZ | 6,310 | $89K | 5.7% | 4.2% | 4% | B− |
| 1,916 | Mission Township IL | 3,738 | $86K | 8.4% | 4.4% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Sterling Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Sterling Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sterling Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Township | – | B− | D− | 27 min | $77,660 |
| Green Township | under 3% | D− | C | 34 min | $48,047 |
| Pike Township | under 3% | B− | D | 33 min | $66,989 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | B | C− | 31 min | $88,156 |
| Perry Township | under 3% | A− | D | 37 min | $98,773 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sterling 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 Sterling Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sterling Township?
$77,660 (±$11,518) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sterling Township?
6.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sterling Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sterling Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (9%, 29 mi), Mount Orab (7%, 4 mi), Union Township (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sterling Township walkable?
Sterling Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sterling Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sterling Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sterling 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.