Photo: Nyttend · Public domainVernon Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Vernon Township for work; outside it, Wilmington is the main destination (16%, 8 miles). Employers in Vernon Township report 105 jobs, against 1,259 working residents. Jobs and income earn Vernon Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Vernon Township, in a few figures
Vernon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Vernon Township is a place people come home to
There are 105 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 1,900 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 Vernon Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Vernon Township is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #724 of 992 in Ohio. Household income holds Vernon Township’s grade up ($80,982, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.1%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Vernon Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
About 35 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 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 1,275 commuters (the 10% 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.
A workday in Vernon Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,248 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Vernon Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 the trip to work from Vernon Township ends
Where Vernon Township clocks in
16% of workers
5% 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.
38% of the jobs in Vernon Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 105. 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.
Where in the region Vernon Township works
About 18% 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 Vernon Township walk, bike or ride 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, #974 of 993 in Ohio. 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 1,414 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). 4.5% 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.
Vernon Township is 2,781st of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,779 | Kalaeloa HI | 3,342 | $90K | 22.0% | 6.9% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,780 | Cape May NJ | 2,716 | $63K | 10.3% | 3.4% | 22% | C+ |
| 2,781 | Vernon Township OH | 3,035 | $81K | 10.8% | 6.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,782 | Porter Township PA | 2,188 | $73K | 7.2% | 5.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,783 | Westminster VT | 2,932 | $71K | 8.8% | 4.3% | 12% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | 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 Vernon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Vernon Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | – | C+ | D− | 35 min | $80,982 |
| Adams Township | 5% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $91,417 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 23 min | $66,736 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 27 min | $59,840 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A | D− | 28 min | $120,993 |
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 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?
$80,982 (±$12,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon Township?
10.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vernon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (16%, 8 mi), Adams Township (5%, 4 mi), Columbus (5%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Vernon Township walkable?
Vernon Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 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 4% 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.