Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMead Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Mead Township report 680 jobs, and 2,326 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Mead Township is better than 43% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (B+). Measured by household income, Mead Township is behind 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Mead Township
Mead Township is a place people come home to
There are 680 jobs based in Mead Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mead Township has about 3,600 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Mead Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Mead Township fell from 943 in 2013 to 680 in 2023, −28%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Few Mead Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
The four measures behind Mead Township’s grade
Unemployment holds Mead Township’s grade up (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($54,700, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mead Township could be anywhere from C to B.
Mead Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,129 residents head out to work, 197 work right here, and 483 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Mead Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Jobs in Mead Township: what the 680 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mead Township, 2013 → 2023: 943 → 680. 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 Mead Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Mead Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mead Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,296 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.
18% of working residents work in Wheeling
Where Mead Township clocks in
18% 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.
Where in the region Mead Township works
About 23% 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 Mead Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,385 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). 5.9% of Mead Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mead Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mead Township places 2,203rd of 3,582 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 33 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 47 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 61 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 2,201 | Mount Carmel TN | 5,540 | $69K | 7.0% | 7.4% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,202 | Wolfeboro NH | 6,637 | $94K | 8.2% | 5.0% | 35% | C+ |
| 2,203 | Mead Township OH | 5,245 | $55K | 10.2% | 1.7% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,204 | North Litchfield Township IL | 4,824 | $73K | 10.8% | 3.8% | 22% | C+ |
| 2,205 | Mount Sterling Township IL | 4,448 | $65K | 10.5% | 2.6% | 38% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,582 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Mead Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Mead Township and its neighbors: 18% work next door
The biggest share goes to Shadyside (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mead Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mead Township | – | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $54,700 |
| York Township | under 2% | D | B | 25 min | $57,222 |
| Shadyside | 7% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $54,153 |
| Pultney Township | under 2% | D | C | 22 min | $46,696 |
| Richland Township | 6% | B | B | 22 min | $77,176 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Smith Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 27 min | $88,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mead 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 Mead Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mead Township?
$54,700 (±$8,608) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mead Township?
10.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mead Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mead Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheeling (18%, 11 mi), Shadyside (7%, 3 mi), Richland Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mead Township walkable?
Mead Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mead Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mead Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mead 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.