Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Salem Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Salem Township itself; outside it, New Martinsville draws the most (12%, 8 miles). Salem Township has 107 jobs for 284 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Salem Township at work: what stands out
Fewer jobs are based in Salem Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Salem Township fell from 1,156 in 2013 to 107 in 2023, −91%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A lot of Salem Township workers cross into West Virginia
35% of Salem Township workers work outside Ohio, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, New Martinsville (12%), Moundsville (4%) and Glen Dale (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Salem Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 31 minutes). 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 284 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Goods, not services: 63% of the jobs in Salem Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salem Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,156 → 107. 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 Salem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Salem Township’s working residents head each day
Where Salem Township clocks in
12% 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.
The trip to work from Salem Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 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 372 commuters (the 3% 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.
A workday in Salem Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Salem Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Salem Township
About 28% 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.
Salem Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ohio Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $61,583 |
| Clarington | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Switzerland Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Ohio Township | 5% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clarington, Switzerland Township, Adams Township, Ohio Township and Green 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 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 Salem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salem Township?
$61,583 (±$14,155) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salem Township?
16.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salem Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salem Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Martinsville (12%, 8 mi), Woodsfield (7%, 12 mi), Hannibal (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salem Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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), 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.