Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMassie Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Massie Township; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (10%, 36 miles). There are 107 jobs in Massie Township for 549 working residents. Jobs and income earn Massie Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Massie Township: the gist
Massie Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Massie Township is Cincinnati, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (56) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Massie Township is a place people come home to
There are 107 jobs based in Massie Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Massie Township has about 820 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Massie Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; with 549 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Massie Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Massie Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($82,933, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.7%) is left out: Massie 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, Massie Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The commute from Massie Township, by distance
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.
Who leaves Massie Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 545 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Massie Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Massie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Massie Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 615 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where people from Massie Township work
Where Massie Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
55% of the jobs in Massie Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Massie Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 107. 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 Massie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Massie Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Massie Township is more walkable than 13% 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 702 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.7% of Massie Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Massie Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Massie Township ranks 542nd of 4,866 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
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| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 47 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 540 | North Lima OH | 1,208 | $103K | 7.0% | 5.6% | 2% | A− |
| 541 | Mustang Ridge TX | 1,025 | $86K | 8.1% | 3.5% | 1% | A− |
| 542 | Massie Township OH | 1,260 | $83K | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| 543 | North Heidelberg Township PA | 1,263 | $93K | 7.1% | 1.9% | 1% | A− |
| 544 | Ucon ID | 1,196 | $89K | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | 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 Massie Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Massie Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Massie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massie Township | – | A− | D | 32 min | $82,933 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | B | C− | 25 min | $85,694 |
| Washington Township | 2% | A | D− | 28 min | $120,993 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Massie 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 Massie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Massie Township?
$82,933 (±$22,343) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Massie Township?
4.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Massie Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Massie Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (10%, 36 mi), Lebanon (8%, 11 mi), Wilmington (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Massie Township walkable?
Massie Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Massie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Massie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Massie 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.