Photo: Kurt Tarvis · CC BY 4.0Gallipolis Township’s household incomes are lower than in 87% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Gallipolis Township itself; outside it, Gallipolis draws the most (17%, 1 miles). Poverty touches 17.0% of residents, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. The two grades for Gallipolis Township are C for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Gallipolis Township
A lot of Gallipolis Township works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Gallipolis Township: Gallipolis (17%), Green Township (15%) and Point Pleasant (3%). Next door ↓
Gallipolis Township is where the jobs are
Gallipolis Township has 3,004 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Gallipolis Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. 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.
Inside Gallipolis Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gallipolis Township is better than 26% of U.S. towns, #843 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Gallipolis Township’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($50,932, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gallipolis Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
In and out of Gallipolis Township on a workday
On a workday 1,406 residents head out to work, 333 work right here, and 2,671 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,000 people are in Gallipolis Township on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Gallipolis Township’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gallipolis Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,517 commuters (the 13% 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.
The towns that send workers to Gallipolis Township
Where Gallipolis Township clocks in
17% of workers
15% of workers
3% 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.
What work there is in Gallipolis Township: 3,004 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gallipolis Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,303 → 3,004. 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 Gallipolis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Gallipolis Township commutes
About 27% 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 Gallipolis Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gallipolis Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #87 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 7.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,734 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). 12.4% of Gallipolis Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Gallipolis Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gallipolis Township places 2,936th of 3,867 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 56 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 2,934 | Oxford PA | 5,887 | $68K | 23.7% | 5.0% | 7% | C |
| 2,935 | Forsyth Township MI | 6,291 | $62K | 10.4% | 4.1% | 25% | C |
| 2,936 | Gallipolis Township OH | 4,713 | $51K | 17.0% | 2.1% | 19% | C |
| 2,937 | Fabens TX | 4,818 | $43K | 28.3% | 3.7% | 8% | C |
| 2,938 | Sissonville WV | 3,593 | $67K | 23.4% | 5.3% | 4% | C |
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| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Gallipolis Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
37% of Gallipolis Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gallipolis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallipolis Township | – | C | A− | 18 min | $50,932 |
| Gallipolis | 17% | C− | A | 16 min | $45,417 |
| Green Township | 15% | C− | D | 23 min | $60,089 |
| Addison Township | 2% | C− | C+ | 20 min | $65,023 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | D | D− | 29 min | $48,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gallipolis. Darker towns draw more of Gallipolis 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 Gallipolis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gallipolis Township?
$50,932 (±$7,634) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gallipolis Township?
17.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gallipolis Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gallipolis Township work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallipolis (17%, 1 mi), Green Township (15%, 5 mi), Columbus (3%, 90 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gallipolis Township walkable?
Gallipolis Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gallipolis Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gallipolis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gallipolis 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.