Bell Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Barlow Township (10.4%) is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S. For jobs and income Barlow Township is better than 23% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−). Only 6% work in Barlow Township; the top destination outside it is Marietta (15%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Barlow Township and work: the main findings
How Barlow Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Barlow Township’s grade up ($80,130, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Barlow Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Where Barlow Township’s working residents head each day
Where Barlow Township clocks in
15% of workers
10% 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.
Who leaves Barlow Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 916 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 466 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Barlow Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.54 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 2023, primary jobs.
The 526 jobs based in Barlow Township
526 jobs are based in Barlow Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barlow Township, 2013 → 2023: 492 → 526. 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 Barlow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Barlow Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barlow Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 835 commuters (the 16% 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.
Barlow Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Barlow Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 989 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). 0.0% of Barlow Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Barlow Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Barlow Township ranks: 3,598th of 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,596 | Jarales NM | 2,144 | $56K | 9.5% | 0.0% | 1% | C− |
| 3,597 | Monticello FL | 2,767 | $46K | 23.3% | 0.2% | 8% | C− |
| 3,598 | Barlow Township OH | 2,521 | $80K | 9.2% | 10.4% | 6% | C− |
| 3,599 | Long Neck DE | 2,161 | $57K | 10.2% | 1.9% | 7% | C− |
| 3,600 | Midway South TX | 2,308 | $54K | 24.5% | 6.5% | 0% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Barlow Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Barlow Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barlow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlow Township | – | C− | D− | 25 min | $80,130 |
| Warren Township | 4% | B | D | 25 min | $82,617 |
| Watertown Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 26 min | $102,986 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 32 min | $74,250 |
| Dunham Township | under 2% | B | D− | 28 min | $71,063 |
| Palmer Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Palmer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Warren Township. Darker towns draw more of Barlow 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 Barlow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barlow Township?
$80,130 (±$19,638) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barlow Township?
9.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barlow Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barlow Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (15%, 10 mi), Parkersburg (10%, 11 mi), Belpre (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Barlow Township walkable?
Barlow Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barlow Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barlow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barlow 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.