Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Decatur Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
47 jobs are based in Decatur Township; 553 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Decatur Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Decatur Township, in brief
Decatur Township is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in Decatur Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Decatur Township has about 800 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Decatur 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. Time on the road ↓
Few Decatur Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 553 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Decatur Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Decatur Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Decatur Township’s grade up ($72,554, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (19.4%) is left out: Decatur 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, Decatur Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
How a workday changes Decatur Township
On a workday 550 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 800 people are in Decatur Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Decatur Township: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Decatur Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 534 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where people from Decatur Township work
Where Decatur Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
Decatur Township makes things: 87% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Decatur Township, 2014 → 2024: 47 → 47. 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 Decatur Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Decatur Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Decatur Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Decatur Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Decatur 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 534 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). 3.7% of Decatur Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Decatur Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,821st of 5,400: where Decatur Township ranks among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 27 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
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| 50 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,819 | Greenway Township MN | 1,794 | $66K | 12.6% | 5.9% | 3% | C− |
| 3,820 | Liberty Township OH | 1,788 | $65K | 13.1% | 7.7% | 1% | C− |
| 3,821 | Decatur Township OH | 1,307 | $73K | 14.1% | 19.4% | 1% | C− |
| 3,822 | Banner Hill TN | 1,211 | $60K | 28.4% | 10.3% | 2% | C− |
| 3,823 | Point Roberts WA | 1,288 | $78K | 14.9% | 2.4% | 37% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Decatur Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Decatur Township
The biggest share goes to Belpre Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Decatur Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Township | – | C− | D− | 36 min | $72,554 |
| Rome Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 28 min | $55,399 |
| Troy Township | under 2% | C− | D | 27 min | $56,389 |
| Wesley Township | under 2% | — | — | 54 min | — |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 32 min | $74,250 |
| Belpre Township | 2% | C | D− | 24 min | $78,696 |
| Dunham Township | under 2% | B | D− | 28 min | $71,063 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wesley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Decatur 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 Decatur Township: questions
What is the median household income in Decatur Township?
$72,554 (±$27,814) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Decatur Township?
14.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Decatur Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Decatur Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (13%, 19 mi), Parkersburg (13%, 13 mi), Barlow Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Decatur Township walkable?
Decatur Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Decatur 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 Decatur Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Decatur 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.