Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGreen Township has lower household incomes than 74% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 13.5% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). Jobs and income earn Green Township C; getting around on foot earns it D−. 4% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Green Township apart on work
Green Township trades workers with the towns around it
Green Township has about as many jobs (1,413) as working residents (1,587), but they are mostly different people: 1,422 residents leave for work each day while 1,248 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Green Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Green Township makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Green Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Green Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
Green 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 Green 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.
Jobs & income in Green Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green Township is better than 27% of U.S. towns, #840 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Green Township’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 24% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Green Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Who works in Green Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,422 residents head out to work, 165 work right here, and 1,248 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 (0.89 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.
49% of the jobs in Green Township make or build things
1,413 jobs are based in Green Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,251 → 1,413. 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Green Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 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 1,436 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.
16% of working residents work in Portsmouth
Where Green Township clocks in
16% 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.
Green Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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.
In Green Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,489 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). 5.3% 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 2,800 to 5,400, Green Township ranks 3,122nd of 4,177 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 64 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 3,120 | Norfolk NY | 4,313 | $68K | 13.4% | 3.8% | 9% | C |
| 3,121 | Esparto CA | 3,713 | $103K | 20.2% | 7.4% | 4% | C |
| 3,122 | Green Township OH | 4,019 | $60K | 13.5% | 4.0% | 10% | C |
| 3,123 | East Gaffney SC | 2,824 | $25K | 33.8% | 2.8% | 4% | C |
| 3,124 | Fairport Harbor OH | 3,087 | $52K | 23.3% | 5.3% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Next door to Green Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | C | D− | 28 min | $59,941 |
| Porter Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 27 min | $58,534 |
| Elizabeth Township | under 2% | D | D− | 31 min | $60,708 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | C | D− | 45 min | $66,915 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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 Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Township?
$59,941 (±$10,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
13.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green 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 Green Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portsmouth (16%, 11 mi), Ashland (6%, 15 mi), Franklin Furnace (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 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 5% 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), 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.