Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Cross Creek Township (3.0%) than in 70% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Cross Creek Township itself; outside it, Steubenville draws the most (24%, 4 miles). Cross Creek Township grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Cross Creek Township
A lot of Cross Creek Township works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Cross Creek Township: Steubenville (24%) and Wintersville (10%). Next door ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Cross Creek Township’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 25 minutes, longer than the Ohio average of 23. Time on the road ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Cross Creek Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cross Creek Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #528 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Cross Creek Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cross Creek Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
About 25 minutes each way for Cross Creek Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cross Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,847 commuters (the 14% 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.
Who commutes out of Cross Creek Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,562 residents head out to work, 267 work right here, and 1,596 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Cross Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
Where Cross Creek Township goes to work
Where Cross Creek Township clocks in
24% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Cross Creek Township: what the 1,863 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cross Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,798 → 1,863. 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 Cross Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cross Creek Township
About 21% 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.
Getting around Cross Creek Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cross Creek Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #816 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Cross Creek 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 3,325 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). 3.8% of Cross Creek Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cross Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,200, Cross Creek Township ranks 1,555th of 3,071 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,553 | German Township IN | 8,780 | $79K | 15.0% | 2.4% | 30% | B |
| 1,554 | Concord NY | 8,290 | $79K | 7.5% | 3.9% | 21% | B |
| 1,555 | Cross Creek Township OH | 7,574 | $72K | 6.8% | 3.0% | 9% | B |
| 1,556 | Gering NE | 8,535 | $75K | 12.4% | 0.6% | 22% | B |
| 1,557 | Manchester NY | 9,225 | $69K | 13.9% | 1.8% | 13% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,071 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Cross Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Cross Creek Township and its neighbors: 34% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cross Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Creek Township | – | B | C− | 25 min | $72,003 |
| Steubenville | 24% | D | A | 18 min | $48,172 |
| Island Creek Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $67,805 |
| Wintersville | 10% | B | C+ | 30 min | $76,768 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | D | C− | 19 min | $61,250 |
| Wells Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 26 min | $48,977 |
| Steubenville Township | under 2% | D | C− | 20 min | $53,043 |
| New Alexandria | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Alexandria: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Steubenville. Darker towns draw more of Cross Creek 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 Cross Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cross Creek Township?
$72,003 (±$5,892) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cross Creek Township?
6.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cross Creek Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cross Creek Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steubenville (24%, 4 mi), Wintersville (10%, 4 mi), Weirton (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cross Creek Township walkable?
Cross Creek Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cross Creek 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 Cross Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cross Creek 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.