Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Carthage Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are lower than in 83% of U.S. towns. 32 jobs are based in Carthage Township, and 505 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Carthage Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Carthage Township, in brief
Carthage Township is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Carthage Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Carthage Township has about 990 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Carthage Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 505 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Carthage Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Carthage Township’s grade up (11.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.8%) is left out: Carthage Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Carthage Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
How many people are in Carthage Township by day
On a workday 503 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in Carthage Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Time on the road from Carthage Township: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carthage Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 688 commuters (the 9% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Carthage Township
About 34% 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.
19% of working residents work in Athens
Where Carthage Township clocks in
19% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 88% of the jobs in Carthage Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carthage Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 32. 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 Carthage Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Carthage Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Carthage Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Carthage 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 752 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). 8.5% of Carthage Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Carthage Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Carthage Township places 4,909th of 6,308 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 31 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 56 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,907 | Union Township OH | 1,340 | $46K | 15.2% | 9.1% | 1% | D |
| 4,908 | Ward Township OH | 1,175 | $47K | 11.6% | 3.8% | 2% | D |
| 4,909 | Carthage Township OH | 1,464 | $54K | 11.4% | 2.8% | <1% | D |
| 4,910 | Oil Creek Township PA | 1,657 | $66K | 16.9% | 8.0% | 8% | D |
| 4,911 | South Sumter SC | 1,626 | $46K | 29.8% | 11.4% | 1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Carthage Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Carthage Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rome Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carthage Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Township | – | D | D− | 36 min | $53,670 |
| Lodi Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 22 min | $89,583 |
| Troy Township | under 2% | C− | D | 27 min | $56,389 |
| Rome Township | 2% | C− | D− | 28 min | $55,399 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | D | D | 30 min | $63,701 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carthage 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 Carthage Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carthage Township?
$53,670 (±$21,563) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carthage Township?
11.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carthage Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carthage Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (19%, 12 mi), Columbus (8%, 78 mi), Parkersburg (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Carthage Township walkable?
Carthage Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Carthage Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carthage Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carthage 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.