Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Vernon Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
141 jobs are based in Vernon Township for 581 working residents. Vernon Township grades B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, Vernon Township is behind 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Vernon Township
Vernon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 146 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Vernon Township is a place people come home to
There are 141 jobs based in Vernon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Vernon Township has about 890 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Vernon Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 581 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Vernon Township
On income, poverty and job access, Vernon Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Vernon Township’s grade up (6.1%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($54,750, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (4.8%) is left out: Vernon Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Vernon Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
About 42 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 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 523 commuters (the 2% 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.
How a workday changes Vernon Township
On a workday 568 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in Vernon Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
6% of working residents work in Kinsman Township
Where Vernon Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
In Vernon Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon Township, 2014 → 2024: 185 → 141. 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 Vernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Vernon Township commutes
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Vernon Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vernon Township is more walkable than 3% 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 532 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). 7.9% 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.
For jobs and income, Vernon Township is 2,083rd of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,081 | Dunlap OH | 1,085 | $73K | 20.6% | 2.9% | 1% | B− |
| 2,082 | Silver Lake KS | 1,316 | $57K | 5.3% | 0.0% | 7% | B− |
| 2,083 | Vernon Township OH | 1,327 | $55K | 6.1% | 4.8% | 2% | B− |
| 2,084 | Fallon Station NV | 1,399 | $67K | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0% | B− |
| 2,085 | Alto GA | 1,018 | $81K | 13.2% | 2.7% | 0% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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.
Vernon Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Kinsman Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | – | B− | D− | 42 min | $54,750 |
| Johnston Township | under 2% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,875 |
| Kinsman Township | 6% | B− | D | 40 min | $62,153 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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 Vernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vernon Township?
$54,750 (±$19,017) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon Township?
6.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vernon Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kinsman Township (6%, 5 mi), Youngstown (6%, 20 mi), Warren (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Vernon Township walkable?
Vernon Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 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 8% 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), 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.