Photo: Tysto · Public domainRussells Point’s household incomes are lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Russells Point grades D for jobs and income and B for walkability. Below the poverty line: 26.2% of residents; Ohio has 13.3%. 4% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Russells Point apart
Many jobs in Russells Point pay little
46% of the jobs based in Russells Point pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 51% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Russells Point
57% of Russells Point residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 27% of the jobs based in Russells Point pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Few Russells Point workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 563 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Russells Point’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Russells Point is better than 8% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Russells Point’s grade up (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($42,442, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (5.3%) is left out: Russells Point’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Russells Point could be anywhere from D to C−.
Inside Russells Point’s 314 jobs
314 jobs are based in Russells Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Russells Point, 2013 → 2023: 284 → 314. 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 Russells Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Russells Point
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Russells Point workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 465 commuters (the 4% 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.
Who works in Russells Point, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 527 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 278 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Russells Point on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.56 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.
Out of Russells Point to work: where people go
Where Russells Point clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Russells Point
About 20% 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.
Most trips from Russells Point start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Russells Point is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Russells Point 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 483 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). 11.1% of Russells Point households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Russells Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800, Russells Point ranks 4,646th of 5,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,644 | Shannon MS | 1,496 | $42K | 24.1% | 8.9% | 4% | D |
| 4,645 | Bayboro NC | 1,242 | $34K | 12.2% | 1.4% | 7% | D |
| 4,646 | Russells Point OH | 1,323 | $42K | 26.2% | 5.3% | 6% | D |
| 4,647 | Lockney TX | 1,340 | $55K | 17.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D |
| 4,648 | Penn Township IN | 1,113 | $39K | 17.3% | 2.2% | 1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Russells Point, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
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 Russells Point: questions
What is the median household income in Russells Point?
$42,442 (±$11,292) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Russells Point?
26.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Russells Point?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Russells Point work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (13%, 10 mi), Washington Township (5%, 3 mi), Allen Township (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Russells Point walkable?
Russells Point is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Russells Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Russells Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Russells Point
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.