Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Taylor Township works elsewhere
Measured by household income, Taylor Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. There are 126 jobs in Taylor Township, and 770 of its residents work somewhere. Taylor Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Taylor Township
Taylor Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Taylor Township is Columbus, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (161) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Taylor Township is a place people come home to
There are 126 jobs based in Taylor Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Taylor Township has about 1,200 people in it, 35% 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; with 770 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Taylor Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Taylor Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 57% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.8%) is left out: Taylor 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, Taylor Township could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Half of Taylor Township commutes less than 22 miles
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.
Who works in Taylor Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 765 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Taylor Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
21% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Taylor Township clocks in
21% of workers
17% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 34% of jobs based in Taylor Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taylor Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 126. 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 Taylor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Taylor Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Taylor Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 633 commuters (the 19% 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.
Driving is how Taylor Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Taylor Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 2.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 782 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 Taylor Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Taylor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Taylor Township is 541st of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 539 | Urbana IA | 1,671 | $116K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 6% | A− |
| 540 | Milan Township MI | 1,540 | $96K | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1% | A− |
| 541 | Taylor Township OH | 1,848 | $102K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 1% | A− |
| 542 | Moulton Township OH | 1,636 | $108K | 1.2% | 2.9% | 2% | A− |
| 543 | Albany Township PA | 1,723 | $89K | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Taylor Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Taylor Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Taylor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Township | – | A− | D | 25 min | $102,083 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | A− | D | 28 min | $113,472 |
| York Township | under 2% | C | C | 36 min | $80,833 |
| Leesburg Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 29 min | $101,797 |
| Paris Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $92,127 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Taylor 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 Taylor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Taylor Township?
$102,083 (±$52,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Taylor Township?
4.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Taylor Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Taylor Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (21%, 32 mi), Marysville (17%, 8 mi), Allen Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Taylor Township walkable?
Taylor Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Taylor 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 Taylor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Taylor 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.