Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 4.0Muskingum Township has lower unemployment (1.4%) than 91% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Muskingum Township; the top destination outside it is Zanesville (27%, 6 miles). Jobs and income earn Muskingum Township B; getting around on foot earns it D−. A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Muskingum Township in brief
Muskingum Township is a place people come home to
There are 318 jobs based in Muskingum Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Muskingum Township has about 3,100 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Muskingum Township works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Muskingum Township: Zanesville (27%), Falls Township (4%) and Washington Township (2%). Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Muskingum Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Muskingum Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #486 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Muskingum Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (13.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Muskingum Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Who leaves Muskingum Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,057 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 282 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Muskingum Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.15 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Muskingum Township’s residents
Where Muskingum Township clocks in
27% of workers
9% 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 the 318 jobs in Muskingum Township are
318 jobs are based in Muskingum Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Muskingum Township, 2014 → 2024: 186 → 318. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Muskingum Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Muskingum Township spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Muskingum Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,834 commuters (the 8% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Muskingum Township
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Muskingum Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Muskingum Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #953 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Muskingum 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 1,994 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). 7.0% of Muskingum Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Muskingum Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Muskingum Township places 1,654th of 3,840 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 33 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 60 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 66 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,652 | Pecatonica Township IL | 4,115 | $81K | 4.6% | 5.7% | 11% | B |
| 1,653 | York Township OH | 4,136 | $75K | 12.6% | 2.0% | 10% | B |
| 1,654 | Muskingum Township OH | 4,911 | $84K | 13.5% | 1.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,655 | Warren Township OH | 3,853 | $83K | 6.4% | 2.7% | 6% | B |
| 1,656 | Glenwood IA | 5,287 | $72K | 11.8% | 2.7% | 22% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,840 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Muskingum Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 33% of Muskingum Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Muskingum Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum Township | – | B | D− | 23 min | $83,750 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Washington Township | 2% | C+ | D | 25 min | $63,528 |
| Zanesville | 27% | D | B+ | 23 min | $43,280 |
| Licking Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $123,713 |
| Falls Township | 4% | B+ | C | 24 min | $74,616 |
| Cass Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 26 min | $97,702 |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Zanesville. Darker towns draw more of Muskingum 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 2024, 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 Muskingum Township: questions
What is the median household income in Muskingum Township?
$83,750 (±$18,408) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Muskingum Township?
13.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Muskingum Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Muskingum Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Zanesville (27%, 6 mi), Columbus (9%, 50 mi), Newark (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Muskingum Township walkable?
Muskingum 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 Muskingum Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Muskingum Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Muskingum Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.