Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSalem Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Home is the office for 25% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. 527 jobs are based in Salem Township, against 2,589 working residents. Jobs and income earn Salem Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Salem Township apart
Salem Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Home offices are common in Salem Township
25% of Salem Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Salem Township is a place people come home to
There are 527 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 3,600 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Salem Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Salem Township is Cincinnati, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (218) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Where Salem Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Salem Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #352 of 992 in Ohio. Household income holds Salem Township’s grade up ($96,104, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Salem Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The trip to work from Salem Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 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 1,758 commuters (the 25% 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 commutes out of Salem Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,468 residents head out to work, 121 work right here, and 406 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 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 2023, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Salem Township
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.
8% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Salem Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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 kinds of work in Salem Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salem Township, 2013 → 2023: 514 → 527. 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.
For most of Salem Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Salem Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #911 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Salem Township 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 2,334 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% 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.
Among U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,600, Salem Township ranks 1,059th of 3,428 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,057 | East Hanover Township PA | 6,100 | $100K | 5.7% | 5.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,058 | Canfield OH | 7,584 | $97K | 4.1% | 6.0% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,059 | Salem Township OH | 5,661 | $96K | 6.4% | 4.7% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,060 | Old Fig Garden CA | 5,503 | $106K | 7.9% | 5.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,061 | Thurmont MD | 6,337 | $98K | 11.1% | 2.5% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,428 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Around Salem Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Hamilton Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | – | B+ | D | 35 min | $96,104 |
| Harlan Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 35 min | $108,214 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A | D− | 28 min | $120,993 |
| Hamilton Township | 3% | A | C+ | 26 min | $119,478 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | D | 33 min | $103,205 |
| Turtlecreek Township | under 2% | A | C− | 29 min | $108,309 |
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 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?
$96,104 (±$4,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salem Township?
6.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salem Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salem Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (8%, 26 mi), Lebanon (7%, 7 mi), Mason (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Salem Township walkable?
Salem Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 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 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. 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.