Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGreen Township has lower household incomes than 74% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Green Township; the top destination outside it is Gallipolis (13%, 5 miles). 20.7% of residents live below the poverty line (Ohio 13.3%). Jobs and income earn Green Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Green Township apart on work
Green Township is where the jobs are
Green Township has 3,460 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Green Township is services
87% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 7% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Green Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green Township is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #865 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Green Township’s grade up (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Green Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
How a workday changes Green Township
On a workday 1,637 residents head out to work, 396 work right here, and 3,064 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,800 people are in Green 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 2024, primary jobs.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Green Township
3,460 jobs are based in Green Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2014 → 2024: 3,341 → 3,460. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Green Township
Where Green Township clocks in
13% of workers
4% 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.
Getting to work from Green Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,136 commuters (the 12% 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.
How far it is to work from Green Township
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Green Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #939 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Green 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 2,421 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 Green Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Green Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,200, Green Township ranks 2,913th of 3,651 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,911 | Harriman TN | 6,192 | $45K | 21.2% | 4.3% | 9% | C− |
| 2,912 | Ravenswood WV | 3,790 | $34K | 31.4% | 0.0% | 10% | C− |
| 2,913 | Green Township OH | 5,337 | $60K | 20.7% | 3.0% | 19% | C− |
| 2,914 | Rockland ME | 7,142 | $57K | 10.4% | 6.6% | 32% | C− |
| 2,915 | Lexington OH | 4,848 | $52K | 13.7% | 6.0% | 12% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,651 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Green Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Green Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Springfield Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | C− | D | 23 min | $60,089 |
| Springfield Township | 4% | C | D | 16 min | $61,563 |
| Gallipolis Township | 2% | C | A− | 18 min | $50,932 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 46 min | $60,221 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | D | D− | 29 min | $48,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green 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 2024, 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 Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Township?
$60,089 (±$18,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
20.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gallipolis (13%, 5 mi), Springfield Township (4%, 6 mi), Huntington (3%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green 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 Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.