Photo: Kurt Tarvis · CC BY 4.0Gallipolis’ household incomes are lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
21% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). Poverty touches 14.8% of residents, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. For jobs and income Gallipolis is better than 21% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gallipolis and work: the main findings
Gallipolis is where the jobs are
Gallipolis has 2,705 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,800 people are in town, 45% more than the 3,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Gallipolis and Green Township trade workers both ways
Green Township is the top workplace for Gallipolis residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Gallipolis come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Gallipolis are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Gallipolis works from home
21% of Gallipolis workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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.
How Gallipolis earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Gallipolis’ grade up (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($45,417, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gallipolis could be anywhere from D to B−.
How a workday changes Gallipolis
On a workday 998 residents head out to work, 207 work right here, and 2,498 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Gallipolis on a workday afternoon, 45% more than live here.
2.2 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.
The towns that send workers to Gallipolis
Where Gallipolis clocks in
16% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
Commuting from Gallipolis: about 16 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gallipolis workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 806 commuters (the 21% 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 2,705 jobs based in Gallipolis
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gallipolis, 2013 → 2023: 3,173 → 2,705. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Gallipolis to work
About 28% 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.
Gallipolis is easy on foot, hard by bus
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 9.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 8.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,023 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). 15.9% of Gallipolis households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Gallipolis’ commuters take a bus or train.
How Gallipolis ranks: 3,625th of 4,593 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,623 | East Fork Township IL | 2,420 | $68K | 13.1% | 2.6% | 3% | C− |
| 3,624 | Gaylord MN | 2,353 | $57K | 15.0% | 5.0% | 28% | C− |
| 3,625 | Gallipolis OH | 3,318 | $45K | 14.8% | 3.4% | 17% | C− |
| 3,626 | Brookville PA | 3,883 | $60K | 12.8% | 6.4% | 29% | C− |
| 3,627 | Timberville VA | 3,166 | $60K | 17.1% | 5.4% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Gallipolis
The biggest share goes to Gallipolis Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gallipolis workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallipolis | – | C− | A | 16 min | $45,417 |
| Gallipolis Township | 2% | C | A− | 18 min | $50,932 |
| Kanauga | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kanauga: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gallipolis’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: questions
What is the median household income in Gallipolis?
$45,417 (±$15,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gallipolis?
14.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gallipolis?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gallipolis work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Green Township (16%, 5 mi), Columbus (3%, 91 mi), Springfield Township (2%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gallipolis walkable?
Gallipolis is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gallipolis without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gallipolis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gallipolis
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.