Photo: Nyttend · Public domainVernon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
38 jobs are based in Vernon Township, and 787 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Vernon Township C; getting around on foot earns it D−. Hardly any work in Vernon Township itself; outside it, Portsmouth draws the most (25%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Vernon Township
Vernon Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Vernon Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Vernon Township has about 1,100 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Vernon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 169 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Vernon Township and Portsmouth trade workers both ways
Portsmouth is the top workplace for Vernon Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Vernon Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 787 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Vernon Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Vernon Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Vernon Township’s grade up (8.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (23.6%) is left out: Vernon Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Vernon Township could be anywhere from D to B.
The workday shuffle in and out of Vernon Township
On a workday 782 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Vernon Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Commuting from Vernon Township: about 45 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vernon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 535 commuters (the 6% 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 people from Vernon Township work
Where Vernon Township clocks in
25% of workers
6% 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.
In Vernon Township, 45% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 38. 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 Vernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Vernon Township to work
About 24% 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 Vernon Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vernon Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Vernon 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 572 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). 1.1% of Vernon Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Vernon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500, Vernon Township ranks 3,282nd of 5,656 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,280 | Salt Creek Township IN | 1,422 | $90K | 37.1% | 48.4% | 1% | C |
| 3,281 | Hartsgrove Township OH | 1,621 | $103K | 39.6% | 0.0% | <1% | C |
| 3,282 | Vernon Township OH | 1,884 | $67K | 8.9% | 23.6% | 1% | C |
| 3,283 | Kaloko HI | 1,432 | $104K | 17.5% | 10.3% | 1% | C |
| 3,284 | Olivia MN | 2,288 | $63K | 13.3% | 3.1% | 30% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | 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 Vernon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Vernon Township
The biggest share goes to Porter Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | – | C | D− | 45 min | $66,915 |
| Bloom Township | under 2% | C | D− | 36 min | $57,857 |
| Green Township | under 2% | C | D− | 28 min | $59,941 |
| Porter Township | 2% | C− | C+ | 27 min | $58,534 |
| Decatur Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Elizabeth Township | under 2% | D | D− | 31 min | $60,708 |
Same-state neighbors only. Decatur Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vernon 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 Vernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vernon Township?
$66,915 (±$9,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon Township?
8.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vernon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (25%, 11 mi), Wheelersburg (8%, 5 mi), Scioto Township (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Vernon Township walkable?
Vernon Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vernon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vernon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vernon 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.