Photo: dok1 · CC BY 2.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Sunfish Township works elsewhere
The two grades for Sunfish Township are D for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Sunfish Township has 172 jobs; 396 of its residents have a job. Measured by household income, Sunfish Township is behind 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sunfish Township and work: the main findings
Sunfish Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 50 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 383 hours of commuting, 207 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 396 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Sunfish Township
On income, poverty and job access, Sunfish Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Sunfish Township’s grade up (12.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.6%) is left out: Sunfish Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Sunfish Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
A commute of about 50 minutes in Sunfish Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sunfish Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 557 commuters (the 11% 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.
Miles to work from Sunfish Township
About 32% 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.
How a workday changes Sunfish Township
On a workday 393 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 169 people come in from elsewhere.
About 950 people are in Sunfish Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
13% of working residents work in Waverly
Where Sunfish Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Sunfish Township: what the 172 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sunfish Township, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 172. 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 Sunfish Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Sunfish Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sunfish Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Sunfish 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 629 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). 0.0% of Sunfish Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sunfish Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Sunfish Township ranks: 3,419th of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 41 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 3,417 | Novesta Township MI | 1,428 | $54K | 11.9% | 2.5% | 1% | D |
| 3,418 | Hill Township MI | 1,273 | $64K | 13.9% | 5.1% | 2% | D |
| 3,419 | Sunfish Township OH | 1,173 | $57K | 12.3% | 0.6% | 1% | D |
| 3,420 | West Marion NC | 1,066 | $37K | 15.1% | 0.0% | <1% | D |
| 3,421 | Waymart PA | 1,287 | $52K | 21.1% | 1.7% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Sunfish Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Sunfish Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sunfish Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunfish Township | – | D | D− | 50 min | $56,653 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | D | D | 38 min | $66,250 |
| Rarden Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 48 min | $36,786 |
| Mifflin Township | under 3% | — | B | 47 min | — |
| Newton Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 33 min | $75,341 |
| Pebble Township | under 3% | D | D− | 31 min | $59,659 |
| Benton Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 50 min | $33,365 |
| Camp Creek Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 49 min | $79,464 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sunfish 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 Sunfish Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sunfish Township?
$56,653 (±$39,539) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sunfish Township?
12.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sunfish Township?
50 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sunfish Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waverly (13%, 14 mi), Green Township (8%, 32 mi), Columbus (6%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sunfish Township walkable?
Sunfish Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sunfish Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sunfish Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sunfish 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.