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Jobs & commute in Green Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Green Township works elsewhere

0% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. 13 jobs are based in Green Township; 148 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Green Township itself; outside it, Woodsfield draws the most (14%, 8 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Green Township

On a workday 148 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

148live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night420
Workday290
420live here− 150head out to work+ 13come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Green Township commutes to

GraysvillePowhatan PointBellaire: 3 residents work here (2%)Woodsfield: 21 residents work here (14%)St. Clairsville: 3 residents work here (2%)Mingo JunctionCambridge: 3 residents work here (2%)Marietta: 5 residents work here (3%)Columbus: 5 residents work here (3%)New Martinsville: 11 residents work here (7%)Wheeling: 3 residents work here (2%)Adams TownshipCenter TownshipGreen TownshipJackson TownshipWayne TownshipOhio Township: 8 residents work here (5%)Salem TownshipPerry TownshipMalaga TownshipLee TownshipGrandview TownshipHannibal: 3 residents work here (2%)WoodsfieldNew MartinsvilleOhio TownshipMariettaColumbusBellaireGreen Township
1
Woodsfield7.8 mi away
14%21
27%11
3
Ohio Township6 mi away
5%8
4
Marietta30.9 mi away
3%5
5
Columbus107.5 mi away
3%5
6
Bellaire25.3 mi away
2%3
7
St. Clairsville26.4 mi away
2%3
8
Cambridge38.4 mi away
2%3
9
Wheeling, WV30.2 mi away
2%3
10
Hannibal6.8 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%83
The top trips

Where Green Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

77% of the jobs in Green Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Green TownshipJobs Green Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms23%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices77%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less15%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month8%26%
Over $3,333 a month77%54%

Who does it

29 or younger23%26%
30 to 5423%51%
55 and older54%23%
−86%

Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 13. 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 Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Green Township

Working from home
0%

of Green Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Green Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 110 commuters (the 0% 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

The commute from Green Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWoodsfield: 14% · 7.8 miNew Martinsville: 7% · 8 miOhio Township: 5% · 6 miMarietta: 3% · 30.9 miColumbus: 3% · 107.5 miBellaire: 2% · 25.3 miSt. Clairsville: 2% · 26.4 miCambridge: 2% · 38.4 miWheeling: 2% · 30.2 miHannibal: 2% · 6.8 miWoodsfield 14%New Martinsville 7%Ohio Township 5%Marietta 3%Green Township
Green TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
35%Under 10 mi48 residents
18%10–24 mi25 residents
23%25–50 mi31 residents
24%Over 50 mi32 residents

About 24% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Green Township

The biggest share goes to Ohio Township (5%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownGreen Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Green Township–———$41,667
Adams Townshipunder 3%——26 min—
Lee Townshipunder 3%——23 min—
Center Townshipunder 3%D−A−28 min$48,887
Ohio Township5%——26 min—
Perry Townshipunder 3%——31 min—
Salem Townshipunder 3%——37 min—
Jackson Townshipunder 3%——38 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township, Lee Township, Ohio Township, Perry Township, Salem 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 Green Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Green Township: questions

What is the median household income in Green Township?

$41,667 (±$41,650) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Green Township?

28.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Green Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodsfield (14%, 8 mi), New Martinsville (7%, 8 mi), Ohio Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Green Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 19% 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.

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Beyond the commute

More of Green Township

Green Township home →

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.