Photo: Nyttend · Public domainKinsman Township’s household incomes are lower than in 70% of U.S. towns
Kinsman Township grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. The poverty rate is 4.2%, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. About one in seven stay in Kinsman Township for work; outside it, Youngstown is the main destination (4%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Kinsman Township in brief
Kinsman Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Kinsman Township pay little
30% of the jobs based in Kinsman Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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; with 691 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Kinsman Township
On income, poverty and job access, Kinsman Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Kinsman Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($62,153, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (1.1%) is left out: Kinsman Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Kinsman Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
About 40 minutes each way for Kinsman Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kinsman Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 556 commuters (the 9% 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.
Jobs in Kinsman Township: what the 407 are
407 jobs are based in Kinsman Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kinsman Township, 2013 → 2023: 458 → 407. 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 Kinsman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Kinsman Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 605 residents head out to work, 86 work right here, and 321 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Kinsman Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
Where Kinsman Township goes to work
Where Kinsman Township clocks in
4% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Half of Kinsman Township commutes less than 23 miles
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 Kinsman Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kinsman Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 611 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). 1.5% of Kinsman Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kinsman Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Kinsman Township is 1,939th among 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,937 | Harrison Township IN | 2,153 | $73K | 8.6% | 1.1% | 7% | B− |
| 1,938 | Orford NH | 1,229 | $93K | 5.8% | 4.8% | 3% | B− |
| 1,939 | Kinsman Township OH | 1,719 | $62K | 4.2% | 1.1% | 12% | B− |
| 1,940 | Kinsey AL | 2,291 | $56K | 8.5% | 1.8% | 1% | B− |
| 1,941 | Livonia NY | 1,469 | $72K | 9.3% | 2.6% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Kinsman Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Kinsman Township
The biggest share goes to Vernon Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kinsman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsman Township | – | B− | D | 40 min | $62,153 |
| Gustavus Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Vernon Township | 3% | B− | D− | 42 min | $54,750 |
| Williamsfield Township | under 3% | C | D− | 28 min | $65,298 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gustavus Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kinsman 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 Kinsman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kinsman Township?
$62,153 (±$21,961) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kinsman Township?
4.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kinsman Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kinsman Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Youngstown (4%, 25 mi), Warren (4%, 20 mi), Kinsman Center (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kinsman Township walkable?
Kinsman Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kinsman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kinsman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kinsman 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.