Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Salem Township (1.4%) is lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Salem Township itself; outside it, Port Clinton draws the most (9%, 9 miles). For jobs and income Salem Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (C−). Household incomes here are lower than in 71% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Income, poverty and work: Salem Township’s grade explained
Unemployment holds Salem Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($61,962, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Salem Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
A workday in Salem Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,156 residents head out to work, 304 work right here, and 904 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Salem Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.49 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Salem Township commutes to
Where Salem Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Salem Township
1,208 jobs are based in Salem Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salem Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,286 → 1,208. 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.
How long Salem Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 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 2,191 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.
The commute from Salem Township, by distance
About 22% 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.
Most of Salem Township commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% 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 2,374 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). 2.8% 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.
For jobs and income, Salem Township is 1,228th of 3,696 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 7,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,226 | China ME | 4,636 | $96K | 6.0% | 2.1% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,227 | Mifflin Township OH | 6,116 | $74K | 7.3% | 2.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,228 | Salem Township OH | 5,210 | $62K | 4.2% | 1.4% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,229 | Manchester WA | 5,956 | $126K | 11.9% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,230 | Goodview MN | 4,122 | $75K | 5.9% | 2.1% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,696 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Carroll Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | – | B+ | C− | 25 min | $61,962 |
| Carroll Township | 4% | B+ | D | 23 min | $74,625 |
| Rice Township | under 2% | C | D | 20 min | $71,823 |
| Bay Township | under 2% | C | B− | 29 min | $65,375 |
| Erie Township | under 2% | C | C | 22 min | $50,046 |
| Harris Township | 3% | A− | D | 25 min | $89,471 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$61,962 (±$15,446) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salem Township?
4.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salem Township?
25 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?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port Clinton (9%, 9 mi), Oak Harbor (8%, 1 mi), Toledo (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Salem Township walkable?
Salem Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Salem Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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.