Photo: dok1 · CC BY 2.0Twin Township has lower unemployment (0.5%) than 97% of U.S. towns
5% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). Jobs and income earn Twin Township B; getting around on foot earns it D−. Household incomes here are lower than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Twin Township at work: what stands out
Twin Township is a place people come home to
There are 144 jobs based in Twin Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Twin Township has about 2,300 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Twin Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 Twin Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Twin Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #550 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Twin Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Twin Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Who works in Twin Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,235 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Twin Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.12 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.
How long Twin Township spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 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 5% 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.
18% of working residents work in Chillicothe
Where Twin Township clocks in
18% of workers
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 29% of Twin Township’s jobs are in goods
144 jobs are based in Twin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Twin Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 144. 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Twin Township
About 22% 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.
Twin Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Twin Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #992 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Twin 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 1,276 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). 0.5% 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.
Ranked on jobs and income, Twin Township is 1,918th among 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,916 | Chelan WA | 4,494 | $83K | 8.4% | 1.6% | 35% | B |
| 1,917 | West Monroe NY | 4,090 | $91K | 5.9% | 5.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,918 | Twin Township OH | 3,378 | $58K | 5.6% | 0.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,919 | Newton Township OH | 3,230 | $73K | 15.9% | 1.9% | 2% | B |
| 1,920 | Raccoon Township PA | 2,737 | $85K | 5.7% | 7.5% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | 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 Twin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 11% of Twin Township
The biggest share goes to Union Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Twin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Township | – | B | D− | 33 min | $57,670 |
| Huntington Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 29 min | $65,350 |
| Union Township | 6% | C+ | D | 31 min | $81,069 |
| Concord Township | 2% | B | D− | 27 min | $75,000 |
| Buckskin Township | under 2% | D | D | 25 min | $46,553 |
| Paxton Township | under 2% | D− | D | 28 min | $45,893 |
| Paint Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 31 min | $52,059 |
| Scioto Township | 3% | C− | B | 22 min | $54,652 |
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?
$57,670 (±$9,371) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Twin Township?
5.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Twin Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Twin Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chillicothe (18%, 9 mi), Green Township (9%, 16 mi), Columbus (7%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Twin Township walkable?
Twin Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Twin 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 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.