With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Salem Township works elsewhere
Salem Township has 62 jobs; 354 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Salem Township; the top destination outside it is Hillsboro (14%, 12 miles). For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Salem Township in brief
Salem Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 49 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 376 hours of commuting, 199 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (31 to 37 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Salem Township is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Salem Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Salem Township has about 520 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 354 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
From Salem Township, about 49 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.7 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 172 commuters (the 6% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Salem Township
On a workday 354 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Salem Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
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 places Salem Township commutes to
Where Salem Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
90% of the jobs in Salem Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salem Township, 2014 → 2024: 95 → 62. 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.
Salem Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Salem Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Dodson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | – | — | — | 49 min | $49,306 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 37 min | $71,310 |
| Hamer Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Dodson Township | 2% | C+ | C− | 31 min | $70,441 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | A− | D | 37 min | $98,773 |
| Green Township | under 2% | D− | C | 34 min | $48,047 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamer 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?
$49,306 (±$19,089) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salem Township?
15.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salem Township?
49 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salem Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (14%, 12 mi), Wilmington (6%, 19 mi), Mount Orab (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Salem Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.