Photo: Nyttend · Public domainStokes Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
473 jobs are based in Stokes Township for 1,989 working residents. For jobs and income Stokes Township is better than 19% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (C). Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Stokes Township, in brief
Stokes Township is a place people come home to
There are 473 jobs based in Stokes Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stokes Township has about 3,100 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Stokes Township
57% of Stokes Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Stokes Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Stokes Township pay little
30% of the jobs based in Stokes Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Stokes Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. 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’s behind Stokes Township’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Stokes Township’s grade up (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($55,093, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stokes Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Stokes Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,855 residents head out to work, 134 work right here, and 339 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Stokes Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
What Stokes Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stokes Township, 2013 → 2023: 466 → 473. 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 Stokes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
9% of working residents work in Bellefontaine
Where Stokes Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
The daily trip from Stokes Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stokes Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,630 commuters (the 13% 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.
Stokes Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
Few in Stokes 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 1,877 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). 4.3% of Stokes Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Stokes Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Stokes Township places 3,255th of 3,938 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | 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 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 56 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 3,253 | Rusk TX | 5,568 | $53K | 8.5% | 11.4% | 21% | C− |
| 3,254 | Ionia Township MI | 4,125 | $60K | 24.6% | 5.9% | 5% | C− |
| 3,255 | Stokes Township OH | 4,585 | $55K | 14.6% | 5.7% | 7% | C− |
| 3,256 | Hephzibah GA | 3,815 | $65K | 20.9% | 6.8% | 3% | C− |
| 3,257 | Columbia KY | 4,680 | $47K | 18.3% | 4.4% | 29% | C− |
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| 3,938 | 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 Stokes Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Stokes Township
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stokes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes Township | – | C− | C | 23 min | $55,093 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | B− | D | 25 min | $64,859 |
| Washington Township | 5% | C− | C+ | 19 min | $54,635 |
| Goshen Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Bloomfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Clay Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goshen Township, Bloomfield Township and Clay Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stokes 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 Stokes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stokes Township?
$55,093 (±$8,241) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stokes Township?
14.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stokes Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stokes Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (9%, 13 mi), Marysville (5%, 36 mi), Washington Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stokes Township walkable?
Stokes Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stokes Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stokes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stokes 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.