Photo: Wikipelli · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Middleton Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Middleton Township itself; outside it, Calcutta draws the most (5%, 6 miles). Middleton Township has 257 jobs for 1,301 working residents. Jobs and income earn Middleton Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Middleton Township, in a few figures
Middleton Township is a place people come home to
There are 257 jobs based in Middleton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Middleton Township has about 2,200 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Middleton 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Middleton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middleton Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #303 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 52% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middleton Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily flow of workers through Middleton Township
On a workday 1,287 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 243 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Middleton Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
From Middleton Township, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middleton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,542 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.
Where Middleton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Middleton Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
Middleton Township works in goods: 35% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middleton Township, 2013 → 2023: 332 → 257. 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 Middleton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Middleton Township
About 20% 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.
In Middleton Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middleton Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #864 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Middleton 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 1,666 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). 6.2% of Middleton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Middleton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Middleton Township places 927th of 4,453 on jobs and income 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 925 | Summerset SD | 3,030 | $119K | 8.6% | 2.2% | 3% | A− |
| 926 | Hatfield MA | 3,286 | $89K | 8.9% | 1.6% | 12% | A− |
| 927 | Middleton Township OH | 3,244 | $87K | 6.4% | 2.0% | 1% | A− |
| 928 | Seacliff CA | 3,299 | $130K | 5.5% | 4.9% | 3% | A− |
| 929 | Meadow Vista CA | 3,162 | $101K | 4.8% | 2.4% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Middleton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Middleton Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to St. Clair Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middleton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $86,705 |
| St. Clair Township | 2% | C | C | 22 min | $57,672 |
| Unity Township | 2% | B− | B | 25 min | $51,930 |
| Elkrun Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $80,625 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 35 min | $88,457 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middleton 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 Middleton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middleton Township?
$86,705 (±$29,176) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middleton Township?
6.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middleton Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middleton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Calcutta (5%, 6 mi), Boardman Township (5%, 18 mi), East Liverpool (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middleton Township walkable?
Middleton Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middleton 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 Middleton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middleton 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.