Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Marion Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Marion Township report 41 jobs, and 380 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Marion Township D; getting around on foot earns it D−. Only 2% work in Marion Township itself; outside it, McConnelsville draws the most (9%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Marion Township apart
Marion Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Marion Township is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Marion Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marion Township has about 850 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 380 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Marion Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Marion Township is better than 10% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Marion Township’s grade up ($61,607, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (7.0%) is left out: Marion Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Marion Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Each way, about 44 minutes from Marion Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marion Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 436 commuters (the 6% 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.
Who leaves Marion Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 373 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
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 Marion Township’s working residents head each day
Where Marion Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 54% of Marion Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 41. 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 Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Marion Township, by distance
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.
Most of Marion Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marion Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Marion 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 464 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). 2.9% of Marion Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Marion Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Marion Township ranks: 3,513th of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,511 | Hodgdon ME | 1,296 | $55K | 12.1% | 1.5% | 4% | D |
| 3,512 | Pittsfield NY | 1,304 | $67K | 23.0% | 7.0% | 3% | D |
| 3,513 | Marion Township OH | 1,185 | $62K | 15.8% | 7.0% | 2% | D |
| 3,514 | Honalo HI | 1,071 | $63K | 14.6% | 4.2% | 0% | D |
| 3,515 | Coleman MI | 1,252 | $48K | 22.3% | 3.7% | 7% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | 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 Marion Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Marion Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | D | D− | 44 min | $61,607 |
| Penn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Township | under 2% | D | D | 44 min | $55,714 |
| Wesley Township | under 2% | — | — | 54 min | — |
| Homer Township | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Bern Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Penn Township, Wesley Township and Bern Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Homer Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 Marion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marion Township?
$61,607 (±$30,498) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
15.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McConnelsville (9%, 11 mi), Morgan Township (7%, 11 mi), Marietta (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Marion Township walkable?
Marion Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marion Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marion 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.