Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Trenton Township are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 1.4% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). Jobs and income earn Trenton Township A+; getting around on foot earns it C−. For 29% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Trenton Township and work: the main findings
A lot of Trenton Township works from home
29% of Trenton Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Trenton Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Trenton Township residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Trenton Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Trenton Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Trenton Township is among the top U.S. towns, #14 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Trenton Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Trenton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trenton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 896 commuters (the 29% 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.
34% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Trenton Township clocks in
34% of workers
7% 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.
How many people are in Trenton Township by day
On a workday 1,059 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 412 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Trenton Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.40 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 2024, primary jobs.
The 434 jobs based in Trenton Township
434 jobs are based in Trenton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trenton Township, 2014 → 2024: 435 → 434. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Trenton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Trenton Township’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Trenton Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Trenton Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #817 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Trenton 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 1,266 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Trenton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Trenton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Trenton Township is 40th of 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 39 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| 40 | Trenton Township OH | 2,538 | $137K | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 41 | Bayou Gauche LA | 1,908 | $163K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 42 | Adamstown MD | 2,025 | $196K | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Five Points OH | 2,031 | $144K | 1.9% | 4.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Trenton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Trenton Township
The biggest share goes to Sunbury (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trenton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Township | – | A+ | C− | 27 min | $136,667 |
| Sunbury | 7% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $108,787 |
| Porter Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 31 min | $124,438 |
| Berkshire Township | 2% | A | B | 31 min | $145,091 |
| Hartford Township | under 3% | A | D− | 34 min | $131,204 |
| Harlem Township | under 3% | A | D | 23 min | $122,311 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trenton 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 2024, 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 Trenton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Trenton Township?
$136,667 (±$33,268) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trenton Township?
1.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trenton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trenton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (34%, 20 mi), Sunbury (7%, 4 mi), Westerville (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Trenton Township walkable?
Trenton Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Trenton Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trenton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trenton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.