Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Mechanic Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 668 jobs in Mechanic Township; 1,337 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Mechanic Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (B+). Only 6% stay in Mechanic Township for work; outside it, Berlin is the main destination (10%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Mechanic Township apart
Mechanic Township makes and builds things
69% of the jobs based in Mechanic Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Mechanic Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 44%. The jobs ↓
A young workforce
34% of Mechanic Township’s working residents are 29 or younger, about one in three. The jobs ↓
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 Mechanic Township’s grade
Household income holds Mechanic Township’s grade up ($90,613, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mechanic Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
In Mechanic Township, 69% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mechanic Township, 2013 → 2023: 700 → 668. 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 Mechanic Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mechanic Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,261 residents head out to work, 76 work right here, and 592 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Mechanic Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where Mechanic Township’s working residents head each day
Where Mechanic Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
About 23 minutes each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mechanic Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,166 commuters (the 7% 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.
The distance from Mechanic Township to work
About 21% 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.
Driving is how Mechanic Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 19.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,249 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). 30.3% of Mechanic Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Mechanic Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,821st of 4,453: where Mechanic Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,819 | Sheffield MA | 3,314 | $92K | 6.4% | 3.5% | 27% | B |
| 1,820 | Soo Township MI | 2,983 | $79K | 5.4% | 2.5% | 6% | B |
| 1,821 | Mechanic Township OH | 3,256 | $91K | 7.2% | 3.8% | 6% | B |
| 1,822 | Laguna Beach FL | 3,830 | $77K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 4% | B |
| 1,823 | Osage City KS | 2,784 | $71K | 8.9% | 1.3% | 23% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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 Mechanic Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Mechanic Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Clark Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mechanic Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanic Township | – | B | B+ | 23 min | $90,613 |
| Mill Creek Township | under 4% | B+ | B | 25 min | $120,833 |
| Clark Township | 4% | A− | B+ | 23 min | $71,346 |
| Hardy Township | 4% | C+ | A− | 21 min | $63,102 |
| Clark Township | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Killbuck Township | under 4% | C | B | 22 min | $65,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mechanic 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 Mechanic Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mechanic Township?
$90,613 (±$13,036) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mechanic Township?
7.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mechanic Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mechanic Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Berlin (10%, 6 mi), Berlin Township (6%, 6 mi), Millersburg (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mechanic Township walkable?
Mechanic Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 20% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mechanic Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 30% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mechanic Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mechanic 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.