Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Twin Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 5% work in Twin Township; the top destination outside it is Eaton (14%, 6 miles). Employers in Twin Township report 442 jobs for 1,197 working residents. For jobs and income Twin Township is better than 39% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Twin Township apart on work
Twin Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Twin Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Twin Township went from 314 in 2013 to 442 in 2023, +41%. 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.
Inside Twin Township’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Twin Township’s grade up (ahead of 52% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Twin Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
About 30 minutes each way for Twin Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Twin Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,214 commuters (the 9% 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.
Jobs in Twin Township: what the 442 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Twin Township, 2013 → 2023: 314 → 442. 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 Twin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Twin Township
On a workday 1,132 residents head out to work, 65 work right here, and 377 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Twin Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Twin Township’s working residents head each day
Where Twin Township clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
Half of Twin Township commutes less than 19 miles
About 15% 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 Twin Township walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,329 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). 3.4% of Twin Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Twin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Twin Township is 2,789th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,787 | Glenrock WY | 2,418 | $65K | 6.5% | 4.2% | 27% | C+ |
| 2,788 | Montebello Township IL | 3,189 | $60K | 12.6% | 2.4% | 14% | C+ |
| 2,789 | Twin Township OH | 2,649 | $72K | 14.6% | 4.7% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,790 | Lake Mills IA | 2,050 | $62K | 15.3% | 1.6% | 25% | C+ |
| 2,791 | Frontenac KS | 3,443 | $59K | 8.7% | 4.5% | 13% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Twin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Twin Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Twin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Township | – | C+ | B | 30 min | $71,563 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 27 min | $77,414 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $84,861 |
| Lanier Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $62,689 |
| Perry Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 23 min | $76,364 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Twin 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 Twin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Twin Township?
$71,563 (±$12,577) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Twin Township?
14.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Twin Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Twin Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eaton (14%, 6 mi), Dayton (10%, 18 mi), Lewisburg (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Twin Township walkable?
Twin Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Twin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Twin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Twin 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.