Photo: Tysto · Public domainHousehold incomes in Gilead Township are lower than in 75% of U.S. towns
11.2% of residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. Gilead Township grades C+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven stay in Gilead Township for work; outside it, Mount Gilead is the main destination (12%, 0 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gilead Township and work: the main findings
Gilead Township trades workers with the towns around it
Gilead Township has about as many jobs (2,209) as working residents (2,375), but they are mostly different people: 2,063 residents leave for work each day while 1,897 people come in. Only 14% of the jobs in Gilead Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Gilead Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical 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.
The figures behind Gilead Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gilead Township is better than 35% of U.S. towns, #780 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Gilead Township’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($59,088, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gilead Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
The daily flow of workers through Gilead Township
On a workday 2,063 residents head out to work, 312 work right here, and 1,897 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 (0.93 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.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilead Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,223 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.
Where the trip to work from Gilead Township ends
Where Gilead Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
2,209 jobs are based in Gilead Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilead Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,890 → 2,209. 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 Gilead Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Gilead Township to work
About 19% 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 Gilead Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gilead Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #333 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Gilead 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 2,587 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 Gilead Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Gilead Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,309th of 3,307: where Gilead Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,200
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,307 | Monahans TX | 7,427 | $71K | 15.6% | 3.0% | 31% | C+ |
| 2,308 | Monroe Township OH | 7,922 | $93K | 12.1% | 11.6% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,309 | Gilead Township OH | 6,080 | $59K | 11.2% | 4.4% | 13% | C+ |
| 2,310 | Goodland KS | 4,366 | $52K | 11.7% | 0.8% | 53% | C |
| 2,311 | Old Town ME | 7,589 | $52K | 21.3% | 1.8% | 12% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,307 | 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 Gilead Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Gilead Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilead Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilead Township | – | C+ | B | 34 min | $59,088 |
| Congress Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 32 min | $85,398 |
| Cardington Township | under 2% | B | D | 30 min | $67,391 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 27 min | $70,151 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | C | B | 25 min | $79,485 |
| Canaan Township | under 2% | — | — | 59 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 45 min | $105,099 |
Same-state neighbors only. Canaan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilead 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 Gilead Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gilead Township?
$59,088 (±$11,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilead Township?
11.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilead Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilead Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Gilead (12%, 0 mi), Columbus (12%, 40 mi), Marion (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gilead Township walkable?
Gilead Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gilead 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 Gilead Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilead 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.