White Rock Forge Covered Bridge · Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA 2.5Colerain Township has lower unemployment (1.3%) than 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Colerain Township B; getting around on foot earns it B−. About one in seven work in Colerain Township itself; outside it, Providence Township draws the most (4%, 9 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, about the same as across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Colerain Township apart
Young people hold many of the jobs here
41% of the jobs based in Colerain Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 32% of Colerain Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Colerain Township makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Colerain Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Colerain Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
Colerain Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Colerain Township went from 375 in 2014 to 519 in 2024, +38%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Colerain Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Colerain Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #524 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Colerain Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Colerain Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Goods jobs make up 47% of work in Colerain Township
519 jobs are based in Colerain Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colerain Township, 2014 → 2024: 375 → 519. 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 Colerain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Colerain Township
On a workday 1,139 residents head out to work, 160 work right here, and 359 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Colerain Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.40 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Colerain Township goes to work
Where Colerain Township clocks in
4% 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.
Colerain Township’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colerain Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,463 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Colerain Township
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.
Driving is how Colerain Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Colerain Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #594 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,851 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 31.1% of Colerain Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Colerain Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Colerain Township is 1,495th of 4,177 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,493 | Omro WI | 3,639 | $62K | 8.1% | 2.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,494 | Walnut Creek Township OH | 4,050 | $101K | 1.6% | 8.2% | 17% | B |
| 1,495 | Colerain Township PA | 3,977 | $83K | 10.7% | 1.3% | 12% | B |
| 1,496 | Findley Township PA | 2,827 | $91K | 6.1% | 5.3% | 4% | B |
| 1,497 | Eastwood LA | 4,440 | $81K | 9.6% | 3.0% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Colerain Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Colerain Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colerain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colerain Township | – | B | B− | 26 min | $82,788 |
| East Drumore Township | 4% | B | B | 28 min | $78,844 |
| Upper Oxford Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 30 min | $114,688 |
| Little Britain Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $87,331 |
| Lower Oxford Township | under 2% | B | A | 22 min | $109,875 |
| Bart Township | 3% | B+ | B | 22 min | $75,000 |
| Sadsbury Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $92,917 |
| Eden Township | 2% | A− | B | 27 min | $91,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Drumore Township. Darker towns draw more of Colerain 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 Colerain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colerain Township?
$82,788 (±$15,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colerain Township?
10.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colerain Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colerain Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Providence Township (4%, 9 mi), East Drumore Township (4%, 6 mi), Lancaster (3%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Colerain Township walkable?
Colerain Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Colerain Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 31% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Colerain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colerain 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.