Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Salem Township top those of 85% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Salem Township itself; outside it, Urbana draws the most (19%, 5 miles). 1.6% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.3% across Ohio. The two grades for Salem Township are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Salem Township
Salem Township trades workers with the towns around it
Salem Township has about as many jobs (956) as working residents (1,024), but they are mostly different people: 974 residents leave for work each day while 906 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Salem Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Salem Township and Urbana trade workers both ways
Urbana is the top workplace for Salem Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Salem Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Salem Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Salem Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #163 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Salem Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Salem Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
How many people are in Salem Township by day
On a workday 974 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 906 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 (0.93 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Salem Township: the destinations
Where Salem Township clocks in
19% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
956 jobs are based in Salem Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salem Township, 2014 → 2024: 809 → 956. 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 Salem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Salem Township takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salem Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,190 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.
How many miles Salem Township commutes
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.
The commute in Salem Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Salem Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #833 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,290 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). 0.8% of Salem Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Salem Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
449th of 4,868: where Salem Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 38 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 447 | Winchester WI | 1,811 | $93K | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4% | A |
| 448 | Lincoln DE | 1,873 | $108K | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 449 | Salem Township OH | 2,509 | $113K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5% | A |
| 450 | Dorrance Township PA | 2,130 | $99K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3% | A |
| 451 | Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley CA | 2,127 | $159K | 7.9% | 1.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Salem Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Salem Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | – | A | C− | 27 min | $112,818 |
| Urbana Township | under 2% | B− | B | 24 min | $69,458 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $93,750 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Concord Township | under 2% | A | D− | 33 min | $116,875 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 19 min | $66,912 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salem 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 Salem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salem Township?
$112,818 (±$27,883) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salem Township?
1.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salem Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salem Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Urbana (19%, 5 mi), Springfield (7%, 18 mi), Bellefontaine (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Salem Township walkable?
Salem Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Salem Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salem 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.