Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Geneva Township trail those of 76% of U.S. towns
4% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. The poverty rate is 16.4%, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. For jobs and income Geneva Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Geneva Township stands out on work
Geneva Township trades workers with the towns around it
Geneva Township has about as many jobs (3,442) as working residents (3,726), but they are mostly different people: 3,013 residents leave for work each day while 2,729 people come in. Only 21% of the jobs in Geneva Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Geneva Township and Geneva trade workers both ways
Geneva is the top workplace for Geneva Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Geneva Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Geneva Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Geneva Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Geneva Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Geneva Township’s grade up (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Geneva Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
The daily flow of workers through Geneva Township
On a workday 3,013 residents head out to work, 713 work right here, and 2,729 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Geneva
Where Geneva Township clocks in
16% 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.
Commuting from Geneva Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Geneva Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,642 commuters (the 4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 29% of the jobs in Geneva Township
3,442 jobs are based in Geneva Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Geneva Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,972 → 3,442. 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 Geneva Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Geneva Township’s workers travel
About 16% 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.
Geneva Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,841 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). 5.6% of Geneva Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Geneva Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Geneva Township is 2,064th among 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,062 | Burkburnett TX | 11,057 | $66K | 16.7% | 3.5% | 19% | C+ |
| 2,063 | Marble Falls TX | 9,633 | $58K | 15.5% | 2.0% | 26% | C+ |
| 2,064 | Geneva Township OH | 10,061 | $59K | 16.4% | 3.1% | 19% | C+ |
| 2,065 | Crestline CA | 9,835 | $78K | 11.3% | 7.0% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,066 | Wapakoneta OH | 9,711 | $66K | 11.8% | 5.3% | 20% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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 Geneva Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
25% of Geneva Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Geneva (16%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Geneva Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Township | – | C+ | B− | 28 min | $58,649 |
| Geneva-on-the-Lake | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Harpersfield Township | under 3% | B | D | 34 min | $65,541 |
| Geneva | 16% | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $53,557 |
| Saybrook Township | 2% | C− | C | 22 min | $58,434 |
| Madison Township | 5% | B− | B− | 28 min | $73,533 |
Same-state neighbors only. Geneva-on-the-Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Geneva 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 Geneva Township: questions
What is the median household income in Geneva Township?
$58,649 (±$6,861) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Geneva Township?
16.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Geneva Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Geneva Township work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Geneva (16%, 1 mi), Ashtabula (8%, 9 mi), Madison Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Geneva Township walkable?
Geneva Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Geneva Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Geneva Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Geneva 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.