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A town of 1,662. A regional job hub with 1,861 jobs.

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Population
1,662
−0.2% since 2010
Median home value
$253K
Census ACS
Household income
$99K
median
Median age
54.1
years
Jobs based here
1,861
A job hub

What makes Pickaway stand out

The 3 things Pickaway does most differently from other towns.

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A job hub

Every workday, about 1,812 people come to Pickaway for work

Where Pickaway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Columbus Columbus 25% 8% → Circleville Circleville 8% 5% → Chillicothe Chillicothe 5% 5% → Green Green 5% 3% → Lancaster Lancaster 3% 2% → Circleville Circleville 2% Pickaway · 5% stay
1,861jobs based in Pickaway
5%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Pickaway

Most working residents leave Pickaway for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (25%), Circleville (8%) and Chillicothe (5%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pickaway5%
Columbus25%
Circleville8%
Chillicothe5%
Green5%
28 mi
median commute distance
1,861
jobs based in Pickaway
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 21% of U.S. towns

Pickaway beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outPickawayOH
More adults with COPD9.9%8%
More adults with heart disease8.5%7.1%
More smokers18.1%15.4%
Berger Hospital
6.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
32nd
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 20% of U.S. communities.

20risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
20Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Pickaway has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–41°
Spring42–64°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Pickaway’s public schools outperform 63% of Ohio districts

The public schools Pickaway’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Logan Elm Elementary SchoolPK–5814B
Logan Elm Middle/High School6–12899B
Crossroads Christian Academy PrivatePK–12125
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Outdoors

0.7% of Pickaway is conserved land

6.6 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.

0.7%conserved
Map of Pickaway: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.7%
conserved · 204 of 31,162 acres
6.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve—290
2. Cossin-Kreisel Preserve—154
3. Kreisel Preserve—46
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Bellevue near Kingston
2010 · Bellevue near Kingston · Wikimedia Commons
Pickaway’s story

Pickaway in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.

OHMap-doton-Logan Elm VillageDetailed map of Logan Elm Village, OhioHayesville Road in Meade, Ohio
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Landmarks

4 places in Pickaway on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Pickaway

Township in Ohio, US

Pickaway Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,036 people in the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,036
Area
49 sq mi
Elevation
764 ft

Pickaway’s neighbors

8 towns share a border with Pickaway.

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