Photo: dok1 · CC BY 2.0Household incomes in Marion Township trail those of 98% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. The poverty rate is 32.7%, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. For jobs and income Marion Township is better than 2% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D).
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 is a place people come home to
There are 59 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 980 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Marion Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 563 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Marion Township
Job access by car holds Marion Township’s grade up (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($35,188, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (3.3%) 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−.
How many people are in Marion Township by day
On a workday 558 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
About 36 minutes each way for Marion Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 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 282 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.
The distance from Marion Township to work
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.
10% of working residents work in Waverly
Where Marion Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Marion Township works in goods: 31% of its jobs
59 jobs are based in Marion Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 59. 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.
In Marion 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 295 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). 5.4% 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.
Marion Township and other U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,087 | Parsons WV | 1,282 | $41K | 23.6% | 15.2% | 24% | D− |
| 6,088 | Brown Township IN | 1,102 | $41K | 24.6% | 6.3% | 5% | D− |
| 6,089 | Marion Township OH | 1,481 | $35K | 32.7% | 3.3% | 1% | D− |
| 6,090 | Richgrove CA | 1,960 | $45K | 32.8% | 11.6% | 2% | D− |
| 6,091 | Clinton KY | 1,177 | $34K | 30.0% | 7.8% | 17% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | 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.
Around Marion Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | D− | D | 36 min | $35,188 |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | D | C− | 20 min | $50,911 |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | D− | 24 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 3% | B− | D | 31 min | $99,032 |
| Beaver | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Scioto Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $73,485 |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaver: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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?
$35,188 (±$32,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
32.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waverly (10%, 12 mi), Scioto Township (8%, 8 mi), Portsmouth (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Marion Township walkable?
Marion Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marion 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 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.