Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 0.5%, unemployment in Thorn Township is lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Thorn Township are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 6% work in Thorn Township; the top destination outside it is Newark (9%, 13 miles). Measured by household income, Thorn Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Thorn Township in brief
Many jobs in Thorn Township pay little
35% of the jobs based in Thorn Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 30% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Thorn Township
55% of Thorn Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in Thorn Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Thorn Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Thorn Township went from 365 in 2013 to 538 in 2023, +47%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Thorn Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Thorn Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #105 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Thorn Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
What the 538 jobs in Thorn Township are
538 jobs are based in Thorn Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thorn Township, 2013 → 2023: 365 → 538. 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 Thorn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Thorn Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,438 residents head out to work, 98 work right here, and 440 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Thorn Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.35 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Thorn Township ends
Where Thorn Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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 trip to work from Thorn Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thorn Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,910 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Thorn 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.
Few in Thorn Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Thorn Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #780 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Thorn 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 2,206 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). 1.3% of Thorn Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Thorn Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Thorn Township is 315th 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 313 | Perry UT | 6,226 | $113K | 2.3% | 1.6% | 5% | A |
| 314 | Independence Township NJ | 5,666 | $92K | 1.6% | 1.4% | 4% | A |
| 315 | Thorn Township OH | 4,848 | $96K | 4.1% | 0.5% | 6% | A |
| 316 | Grafton WI | 4,343 | $87K | 2.9% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 317 | Turpin Hills OH | 4,875 | $141K | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Thorn Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Thorn Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Reading Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thorn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorn Township | – | A | C− | 27 min | $96,463 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | B | C | 32 min | $75,363 |
| Hopewell Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $95,927 |
| Harbor Hills | under 2% | A | D | 29 min | $86,136 |
| Licking Township | under 2% | A− | C | 26 min | $92,048 |
| Reading Township | 2% | C+ | C− | 36 min | $71,875 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $94,396 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thorn 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 Thorn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Thorn Township?
$96,463 (±$13,261) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thorn Township?
4.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thorn Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thorn Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (9%, 13 mi), Columbus (9%, 32 mi), Lancaster (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Thorn Township walkable?
Thorn Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Thorn Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Thorn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thorn 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.