Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMcKean Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in McKean Township report 239 jobs, against 701 working residents. The two grades for McKean Township are B− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, McKean Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in McKean Township, in a few figures
McKean Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside McKean Township is Columbus, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (148) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
McKean Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 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 701 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind McKean Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, McKean Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns. Household income holds McKean Township’s grade up ($99,706, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (9.0%) is left out: McKean 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, McKean Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Where in the region McKean Township works
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.
How long McKean Township spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McKean Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 648 commuters (the 15% 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.
A workday in McKean Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 687 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 225 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in McKean Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
21% of working residents work in Columbus
Where McKean Township clocks in
21% of workers
16% 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.
64% of the jobs in McKean Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McKean Township, 2013 → 2023: 185 → 239. 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 McKean Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of McKean Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, McKean Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 2.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 760 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). 2.3% of McKean Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of McKean Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,884th of 5,381: where McKean Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200
| # | 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+ |
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| 44 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,882 | Hope ME | 1,737 | $87K | 5.3% | 1.9% | 6% | B− |
| 1,883 | Lindley NY | 1,756 | $87K | 6.8% | 5.8% | 2% | B− |
| 1,884 | McKean Township OH | 1,661 | $100K | 19.9% | 9.0% | 2% | B− |
| 1,885 | Kealakekua HI | 1,919 | $103K | 7.2% | 1.0% | 17% | B− |
| 1,886 | Garden City MO | 1,617 | $65K | 5.0% | 3.8% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | 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 McKean Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around McKean Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McKean Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKean Township | – | B− | C+ | 31 min | $99,706 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 31 min | $146,803 |
| Granville Township | under 2% | A | A− | 23 min | $135,843 |
| Burlington Township | under 2% | A | D− | 37 min | $140,584 |
| Newton Township | under 2% | B | D | 22 min | $73,061 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McKean 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 McKean Township: questions
What is the median household income in McKean Township?
$99,706 (±$66,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McKean Township?
19.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McKean Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McKean Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (21%, 28 mi), Newark (16%, 7 mi), Utica (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is McKean Township walkable?
McKean Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McKean Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McKean Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McKean 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.