Palos Covered Bridge · Photo: Jaknouse · CC BY-SA 3.0Trimble Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn Trimble Township C−; getting around on foot earns it C. Employers in Trimble Township report 312 jobs; 1,416 of its residents have a job. Measured by household income, Trimble Township is behind 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Trimble Township: the figures worth knowing
Fewer jobs are based in Trimble Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Trimble Township fell from 798 in 2013 to 312 in 2023, −61%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Trimble Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Trimble Township pay little
32% of the jobs based in Trimble Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Trimble Township is a place people come home to
There are 312 jobs based in Trimble Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Trimble Township has about 2,900 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Trimble Township
47% of Trimble Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 28% of the jobs based in Trimble Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. 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.
The figures behind Trimble Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Trimble Township is better than 20% of U.S. towns, #893 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Trimble Township’s grade up (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Trimble Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Jobs in Trimble Township: what the 312 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trimble Township, 2013 → 2023: 798 → 312. 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 Trimble Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Trimble Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trimble Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,541 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.
Trimble Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,322 residents head out to work, 94 work right here, and 218 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Trimble Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
22% of working residents work in Athens
Where Trimble Township clocks in
22% of workers
7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Trimble Township
About 27% 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.
Most trips from Trimble Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Trimble Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #675 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Trimble 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 1,682 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). 7.0% of Trimble Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Trimble Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Trimble Township is 3,375th among 4,177 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,373 | Crystal Springs MS | 4,629 | $49K | 17.5% | 5.5% | 13% | C− |
| 3,374 | Granite Falls NC | 4,964 | $57K | 17.2% | 6.8% | 4% | C− |
| 3,375 | Trimble Township OH | 3,972 | $58K | 19.2% | 3.6% | 7% | C− |
| 3,376 | Lyons KS | 3,488 | $63K | 9.1% | 8.0% | 34% | C− |
| 3,377 | Denton MD | 5,075 | $67K | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | 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 Trimble Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Trimble Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trimble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimble Township | – | C− | C | 32 min | $58,063 |
| Dover Township | under 2% | C | B− | 20 min | $55,170 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 36 min | $42,548 |
| Ward Township | under 2% | D | D− | 33 min | $47,250 |
| Homer Township | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Homer Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trimble 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 Trimble Township: questions
What is the median household income in Trimble Township?
$58,063 (±$7,143) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trimble Township?
19.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trimble Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trimble Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (22%, 12 mi), Columbus (7%, 57 mi), Logan (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Trimble Township walkable?
Trimble Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Trimble Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trimble Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trimble 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.