Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Pultney Township are lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
20.5% of residents live below the poverty line (Ohio 13.3%). The two grades for Pultney Township are D for jobs and income and C for walkability. About one in ten stay in Pultney Township for work; outside it, Wheeling is the main destination (19%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pultney Township, in a few figures
A lot of Pultney Township workers cross into West Virginia
35% of Pultney Township workers work outside Ohio, most of them in West Virginia, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
A lot of Pultney Township works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Pultney Township: Wheeling (19%), Bellaire (8%) and Richland Township (6%). 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.
What’s behind Pultney Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pultney Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns, #939 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Pultney Township’s grade up (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($46,696, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pultney Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Where people from Pultney Township work
Where Pultney Township clocks in
19% 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.
Pultney Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,766 residents head out to work, 369 work right here, and 1,742 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in Pultney Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.67 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 2023, primary jobs.
The 2,111 jobs based in Pultney Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pultney Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,625 → 2,111. 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 Pultney Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Pultney Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pultney Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,026 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where in the region Pultney Township works
About 25% 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.
Few in Pultney Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pultney Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #663 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,262 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). 8.4% of Pultney Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pultney Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Pultney Township compares with U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,700
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 28 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,795 | North Vernon IN | 6,559 | $51K | 16.7% | 7.1% | 22% | D |
| 2,796 | Siler City NC | 8,155 | $47K | 33.9% | 4.7% | 17% | D |
| 2,797 | Pultney Township OH | 7,905 | $47K | 20.5% | 5.0% | 12% | D |
| 2,798 | Gonzales TX | 7,239 | $52K | 27.2% | 4.4% | 30% | D |
| 2,799 | Tell City IN | 7,441 | $53K | 22.4% | 5.3% | 26% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,069 | 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 Pultney Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 33% of Pultney Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pultney Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pultney Township | – | D | C | 22 min | $46,696 |
| Bellaire | 8% | D− | B | 22 min | $38,205 |
| Pease Township | under 2% | D | B | 24 min | $50,755 |
| Mead Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $54,700 |
| Richland Township | 6% | B | B | 22 min | $77,176 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wheeling. Darker towns draw more of Pultney 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 Pultney Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pultney Township?
$46,696 (±$9,154) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pultney Township?
20.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pultney Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pultney Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheeling (19%, 6 mi), Bellaire (8%, 2 mi), Richland Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pultney Township walkable?
Pultney Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pultney Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pultney Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pultney 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.