Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Townsend Township works elsewhere
For jobs and income Townsend Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (C). 121 jobs are based in Townsend Township, against 653 working residents. Measured by household income, Townsend Township is behind 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Townsend Township apart on work
How Townsend Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Townsend Township’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($52,128, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Townsend Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The daily commute in and out of Townsend Township
On a workday 652 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Townsend 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.
13% of working residents work in Bellevue
Where Townsend Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Townsend Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Townsend Township, 2013 → 2023: 126 → 121. 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 Townsend Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Townsend Township spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Townsend Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 827 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where in the region Townsend Township works
About 19% 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.
In Townsend Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 900 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 Townsend Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Townsend Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Townsend Township is 1,774th of 5,397 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,772 | Monroe Township IN | 1,548 | $82K | 7.1% | 1.2% | 4% | B− |
| 1,773 | Hebron ME | 1,289 | $93K | 8.9% | 3.3% | 4% | B− |
| 1,774 | Townsend Township OH | 1,516 | $52K | 5.5% | 2.3% | <1% | B− |
| 1,775 | East Canton OH | 1,513 | $57K | 8.9% | 3.2% | 2% | B− |
| 1,776 | West Mayfield PA | 1,163 | $55K | 7.6% | 10.6% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,397 | 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 Townsend Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Townsend Township
The biggest share goes to Margaretta Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Townsend Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend Township | – | B− | C | 22 min | $52,128 |
| Margaretta Township | 3% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $78,333 |
| Riley Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 22 min | $61,806 |
| York Township | 2% | B | D | 17 min | $80,385 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Townsend 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 Townsend Township: questions
What is the median household income in Townsend Township?
$52,128 (±$25,460) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Townsend Township?
5.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Townsend Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Townsend Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellevue (13%, 8 mi), Clyde (9%, 7 mi), Sandusky (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Townsend Township walkable?
Townsend Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Townsend 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 Townsend Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Townsend 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.