Most of Mecca Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
126 jobs are based in Mecca Township, and 895 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Mecca Township are C− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, Mecca Township is behind 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Mecca Township, in brief
Where Mecca Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Mecca Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Mecca Township’s grade up (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($53,571, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (3.9%) is left out: Mecca 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, Mecca Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
How many people are in Mecca Township by day
On a workday 875 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Mecca Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
6% of working residents work in Warren
Where Mecca Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Mecca Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mecca Township, 2013 → 2023: 218 → 126. 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 Mecca Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Mecca Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mecca Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 773 commuters (the 6% 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.
Miles to work from Mecca Township
About 17% 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.
The commute in Mecca Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mecca Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Mecca Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 826 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). 4.7% of Mecca Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mecca Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Mecca Township is 3,773rd among 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Sebewaing Township MI | 2,602 | $54K | 9.6% | 4.2% | 19% | C− |
| 3,772 | Dansville NY | 1,816 | $69K | 11.4% | 3.5% | 4% | C− |
| 3,773 | Mecca Township OH | 2,315 | $54K | 12.7% | 3.9% | 2% | C− |
| 3,774 | Henry Clay Township PA | 1,681 | $78K | 13.6% | 8.0% | 12% | C− |
| 3,775 | Newfane VT | 1,636 | $67K | 10.9% | 4.4% | 8% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Mecca Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Mecca Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cortland (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mecca Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecca Township | – | C− | D− | 26 min | $53,571 |
| Cortland | 3% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $71,563 |
| Bazetta Township | 3% | A− | C− | 21 min | $80,899 |
| Johnston Township | under 3% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,875 |
| Bristol Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 27 min | $69,167 |
| Greene Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greene Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mecca 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 Mecca Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mecca Township?
$53,571 (±$2,873) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mecca Township?
12.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mecca Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mecca Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (6%, 9 mi), Youngstown (6%, 20 mi), Niles (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mecca Township walkable?
Mecca Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mecca 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 Mecca Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mecca 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.