Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGrandview Township has some of the lowest household incomes of any U.S. town
Below the poverty line: 43.6% of residents, against 13.3% across Ohio. Measured by household income, Grandview Township is among the lowest-earning towns in the country. The two grades for Grandview Township are D− for jobs and income and C+ 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 Grandview Township
Income, poverty and work: Grandview Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Grandview Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Grandview Township’s grade.
Unemployment (12.9%) is left out: Grandview Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Grandview Township stays D−.
The daily trip from Grandview Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grandview Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 354 commuters (the 10% 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.
Grandview Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 535 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 154 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Grandview Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
15% of working residents work in Marietta
Where Grandview Township clocks in
15% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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 Grandview Township’s employers do
187 jobs are based in Grandview Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grandview Township, 2013 → 2023: 207 → 187. 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 Grandview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Grandview Township
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.
Grandview Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Grandview Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Grandview 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 394 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). 8.6% of Grandview Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Grandview Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Grandview Township sits among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 5,858 | Oceana WV | 1,382 | $33K | 43.1% | 5.1% | 9% | D− |
| 5,859 | Buffalo Township MO | 1,002 | $25K | 45.1% | 0.6% | 10% | D− |
| 5,860 | Grandview Township OH | 1,376 | $33K | 43.6% | 12.9% | 6% | D− |
| 5,861 | Canyon Day AZ | 1,182 | $36K | 40.2% | 8.7% | 0% | D− |
| 5,862 | Dilkon AZ | 1,270 | $38K | 40.6% | 8.7% | 5% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Grandview Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Grandview Township
The biggest share goes to Matamoras (New Matamoras) (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grandview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Township | – | D− | C+ | 28 min | $32,857 |
| Independence Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Matamoras (New Matamoras) | 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ludlow Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Independence Township, Matamoras (New Matamoras), Ludlow Township, Benton Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grandview 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 Grandview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grandview Township?
$32,857 (±$15,802) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grandview Township?
43.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grandview Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grandview Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (15%, 20 mi), Parkersburg (6%, 29 mi), Marietta Township (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Grandview Township walkable?
Grandview Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grandview Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grandview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grandview 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.