Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Morris Township works elsewhere
Employers in Morris Township report 346 jobs, and 721 of its residents work somewhere. Morris Township grades B for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, Morris Township is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Morris Township apart
Morris Township and Mount Vernon trade workers both ways
Mount Vernon is the top workplace for Morris Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Morris Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Morris 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 ↓
Many jobs in Morris Township pay little
28% of the jobs based in Morris Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 41% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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; with 721 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Morris Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Morris Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Morris Township’s grade up ($98,750, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Morris Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
29% of working residents work in Mount Vernon
Where Morris Township clocks in
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.
The daily trip from Morris Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morris Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,183 commuters (the 15% 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.
In Morris Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morris Township, 2013 → 2023: 190 → 346. 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 Morris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Morris Township
On a workday 715 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 340 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Morris Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
How far it is to work from Morris 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.
Getting around Morris Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Morris Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Morris 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 1,384 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). 0.0% of Morris Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Morris Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800, Morris Township comes 1,784th 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,782 | Sea Breeze NC | 1,849 | $70K | 6.5% | 1.6% | 1% | B |
| 1,783 | Coaling AL | 2,003 | $81K | 3.7% | 8.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,784 | Morris Township OH | 2,107 | $99K | 13.1% | 3.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,785 | South Beaver Township PA | 2,656 | $88K | 10.2% | 4.3% | 4% | B |
| 1,786 | Liberty Township PA | 1,764 | $76K | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | 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 Morris Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 31% of Morris Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Mount Vernon (29%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Township | – | B | D− | 31 min | $98,750 |
| Fredericktown | 2% | B− | C | 27 min | $65,510 |
| Mount Vernon | 29% | C | A− | 18 min | $53,845 |
| Monroe Township | under 1% | B− | C− | 20 min | $82,218 |
| Berlin Township | under 1% | B− | D− | 35 min | $77,500 |
| Clinton Township | under 1% | B− | C− | 29 min | $68,068 |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Pike Township | under 1% | C | C | 31 min | $69,299 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morris 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 Morris Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morris Township?
$98,750 (±$33,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morris Township?
13.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morris Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morris Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (29%, 5 mi), Columbus (6%, 41 mi), Miller Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Morris Township walkable?
Morris Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morris Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morris Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morris 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.