At 8.6%, unemployment in Meigs Township is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Meigs Township are D− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. About one in ten work in Meigs Township; the top destination outside it is West Union (9%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Meigs Township at work: what stands out
Meigs Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer than half of Meigs Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
43% of Meigs Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 18% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Meigs Township pay little
27% of the jobs based in Meigs Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Few Meigs 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 ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Meigs Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income holds Meigs Township’s grade up ($59,792, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Meigs Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
How long Meigs Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meigs Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,518 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.
Inside Meigs Township’s 490 jobs
490 jobs are based in Meigs Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meigs Township, 2013 → 2023: 553 → 490. 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 Meigs Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Meigs Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 32% 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.
Who works in Meigs Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,035 residents head out to work, 121 work right here, and 369 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Meigs Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.42 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Meigs Township ends
Where Meigs Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
Driving is how Meigs Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Meigs Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #742 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,581 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). 3.8% of Meigs Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Meigs Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Meigs Township and other U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,994 | Newcomerstown OH | 3,607 | $46K | 34.5% | 21.0% | 14% | D− |
| 3,995 | Onalaska TX | 3,289 | $52K | 23.7% | 9.4% | 5% | D− |
| 3,996 | Meigs Township OH | 3,811 | $60K | 21.8% | 8.6% | 10% | D− |
| 3,997 | Grayson KY | 3,728 | $28K | 37.9% | 7.6% | 25% | D− |
| 3,998 | Barnesville OH | 3,861 | $42K | 26.2% | 7.0% | 23% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | 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 Meigs Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Meigs Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meigs Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meigs Township | – | D− | C− | 30 min | $59,792 |
| Oliver Township | under 3% | — | C+ | 61 min | — |
| Scott Township | under 3% | D− | C+ | 35 min | $52,500 |
| Tiffin Township | under 3% | D− | C+ | 33 min | $38,069 |
| Franklin Township | 4% | D | D | 38 min | $66,250 |
| Bratton Township | under 3% | C | D− | 39 min | $53,043 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township. Darker towns draw more of Meigs 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 Meigs Township: questions
What is the median household income in Meigs Township?
$59,792 (±$8,279) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meigs Township?
21.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meigs Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meigs Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Union (9%, 12 mi), Peebles (6%, 4 mi), Franklin Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Meigs Township walkable?
Meigs Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Meigs Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meigs Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meigs 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.