Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Marlboro Township (8.3%) than in 89% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Marlboro Township for work; outside it, Akron is the main destination (9%, 17 miles). Marlboro Township grades B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Marlboro Township, in brief
Marlboro Township makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Marlboro Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Marlboro Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
Marlboro Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Marlboro Township went from 720 in 2014 to 1,060 in 2024, +47%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Marlboro Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Marlboro Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns, #613 of 992 in Ohio. Household income holds Marlboro Township’s grade up ($90,198, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Marlboro Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Goods jobs make up 49% of work in Marlboro Township
1,060 jobs are based in Marlboro Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marlboro Township, 2014 → 2024: 720 → 1,060. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marlboro Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Marlboro Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,894 residents head out to work, 186 work right here, and 874 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Marlboro Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.51 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Marlboro Township goes to work
Where Marlboro Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
Getting to work from Marlboro Township takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marlboro Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,845 commuters (the 8% 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.
Half of Marlboro Township commutes less than 13 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Marlboro Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marlboro Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #444 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,007 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 Marlboro Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Marlboro Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Marlboro Township is 2,067th of 3,962 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | 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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| 58 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 66 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 89 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,065 | Watson Township IL | 3,176 | $77K | 6.8% | 4.0% | 8% | B− |
| 2,066 | Groton NY | 5,397 | $69K | 9.1% | 2.9% | 8% | B− |
| 2,067 | Marlboro Township OH | 4,244 | $90K | 9.1% | 8.3% | 9% | B− |
| 2,068 | Sheffield Township OH | 3,925 | $48K | 16.5% | 1.9% | 2% | B− |
| 2,069 | Wildwood Lake TN | 3,495 | $63K | 15.0% | 2.3% | <1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,962 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Marlboro Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Marlboro Township
The biggest share goes to Lake Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marlboro Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Township | – | B− | B− | 21 min | $90,198 |
| Lake Township | 4% | A | C+ | 25 min | $101,402 |
| Lexington Township | 2% | B− | C− | 23 min | $64,883 |
| Nimishillen Township | under 3% | A | C− | 28 min | $91,769 |
| Randolph Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $64,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marlboro 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 2024, 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 Marlboro Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marlboro Township?
$90,198 (±$14,503) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marlboro Township?
9.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marlboro Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marlboro Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (9%, 17 mi), Canton (9%, 11 mi), Jackson Township (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Marlboro Township walkable?
Marlboro Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marlboro 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 Marlboro Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marlboro Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.