Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Munson Township are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 2.4% of residents, against 13.3% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn Munson Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Home is the office for 22% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Munson Township: the gist
Munson Township trades workers with the towns around it
Munson Township has about as many jobs (2,625) as working residents (3,056), but they are mostly different people: 2,845 residents leave for work each day while 2,414 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Munson Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Munson Township
22% of Munson Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Munson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Munson Township is Cleveland, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (428) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
The four measures behind Munson Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Munson Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #173 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Munson Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Munson Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who leaves Munson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,845 residents head out to work, 211 work right here, and 2,414 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Munson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Munson Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,874 commuters (the 21% 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.
Half of Munson Township commutes less than 14 miles
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.
14% of working residents work in Cleveland
Where Munson Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% of workers
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.
In Munson Township, services account for most jobs
2,625 jobs are based in Munson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Munson Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,588 → 2,625. 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 Munson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Munson Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Munson Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #813 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Munson 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 3,661 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). 1.9% of Munson Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Munson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Munson Township is 549th among 3,164 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 547 | Boylston MA | 5,104 | $141K | 6.4% | 3.7% | 6% | A |
| 548 | Byram Township NJ | 8,249 | $139K | 2.5% | 4.9% | 4% | A |
| 549 | Munson Township OH | 7,078 | $139K | 2.4% | 4.6% | 7% | A |
| 550 | Monroe Township OH | 8,115 | $90K | 6.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A |
| 551 | Washington Township PA | 6,647 | $87K | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,164 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Munson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Munson Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Chardon (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Munson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munson Township | – | A | C− | 27 min | $139,205 |
| Chardon | 6% | A− | A− | 25 min | $86,613 |
| Chester Township | under 2% | A− | C | 26 min | $111,159 |
| Claridon Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 23 min | $85,500 |
| Newbury Township | under 2% | A | C− | 25 min | $101,491 |
| Chardon Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chardon Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Munson 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 Munson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Munson Township?
$139,205 (±$21,770) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Munson Township?
2.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Munson Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Munson Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (14%, 23 mi), Mentor (6%, 12 mi), Chardon (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Munson Township walkable?
Munson Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Munson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Munson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Munson 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.