Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Morgan Township have lower incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
Morgan Township grades C− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 17.9% of residents are in poverty, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. About one in four work in Morgan Township; the top destination outside it is McConnelsville (13%, 0 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Morgan Township in brief
Morgan Township is where the jobs are
Morgan Township has 1,287 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
A lot of Morgan Township works one town over
26% of working residents work in a town that borders Morgan Township: McConnelsville (13%), Bloom Township (7%) and Malta (4%). Next door ↓
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; with 815 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Morgan Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Morgan Township is better than 22% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Morgan Township’s grade up (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($47,337, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Morgan Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Who commutes out of Morgan Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 627 residents head out to work, 188 work right here, and 1,099 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Morgan Township on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 people who work in Morgan Township live
Where Morgan Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
What work there is in Morgan Township: 1,287 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morgan Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,166 → 1,287. 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 Morgan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Morgan 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 Morgan Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 862 commuters (the 13% 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 Morgan Township
About 22% 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 Morgan Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Morgan Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 7.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 987 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). 16.1% of Morgan Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Morgan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, Morgan Township ranks 3,919th of 5,328 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,917 | Ingram TX | 1,846 | $45K | 21.1% | 2.7% | 6% | C− |
| 3,918 | Parishville NY | 1,990 | $77K | 13.5% | 6.0% | 8% | C− |
| 3,919 | Morgan Township OH | 2,262 | $47K | 17.9% | 2.5% | 23% | C− |
| 3,920 | Neave Township OH | 2,199 | $52K | 16.5% | 4.6% | 2% | C− |
| 3,921 | New Miami OH | 2,287 | $43K | 26.0% | 18.1% | <1% | 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 Morgan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 26% of Morgan Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morgan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Township | – | C− | B+ | 23 min | $47,337 |
| Malta Township | under 2% | D | D | 25 min | $54,306 |
| Meigsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Bloom Township | 7% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| McConnelsville | 13% | D | A− | 22 min | $50,231 |
| Malta | 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Bristol Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Township | 2% | D | D | 44 min | $55,714 |
Same-state neighbors only. Meigsville Township: not graded. Bloom Township, Malta and Bristol Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to McConnelsville. Darker towns draw more of Morgan 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 Morgan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morgan Township?
$47,337 (±$7,912) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morgan Township?
17.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morgan Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morgan Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McConnelsville (13%, 0 mi), Bloom Township (7%, 4 mi), Zanesville (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Morgan Township walkable?
Morgan Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morgan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morgan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morgan 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.