Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMorrow has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 342 jobs in Morrow, against 1,063 working residents. For jobs and income Morrow is better than 63% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D). 26% of workers have no commute at all; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Morrow: the gist
Morrow workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Morrow
26% of Morrow workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Morrow’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Morrow is Cincinnati, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (96) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Morrow empties out on a workday
About 1,500 people are in Morrow on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 2,200 who live here: 1,000 head out to work and 320 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
How Morrow earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Morrow’s grade up (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Morrow could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Getting to work from Morrow takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morrow workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 842 commuters (the 26% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Morrow
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.
Morrow quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,039 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 318 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Morrow 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.
9% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Morrow clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Morrow
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morrow, 2013 → 2023: 375 → 342. 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 Morrow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Morrow, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,135 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of Morrow households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Morrow’s commuters take a bus or train.
Morrow next to U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000: 1,492nd of 5,102 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,490 | Liberty Township IN | 2,082 | $85K | 7.6% | 0.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,491 | Romancoke MD | 2,064 | $128K | 0.6% | 11.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,492 | Morrow OH | 2,223 | $82K | 6.6% | 5.3% | 2% | B |
| 1,493 | Waverly Township MI | 2,502 | $84K | 9.7% | 2.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,494 | Helga Township MN | 1,807 | $99K | 5.3% | 1.4% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | 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 Morrow, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Morrow: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morrow workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow | – | B | D | 39 min | $82,260 |
| Roachester | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roachester: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morrow’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 Morrow: questions
What is the median household income in Morrow?
$82,260 (±$13,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morrow?
6.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morrow?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morrow work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (9%, 25 mi), Mason (8%, 9 mi), Lebanon (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Morrow walkable?
Morrow is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morrow without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morrow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morrow
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.