Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSalisbury Township’s household incomes are lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. The poverty rate is 28.2% (Ohio 13.3%). Salisbury Township grades D for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Salisbury Township and work: the main findings
Salisbury Township trades workers with the towns around it
Salisbury Township has about as many jobs (2,010) as working residents (1,885), but they are mostly different people: 1,536 residents leave for work each day while 1,661 people come in. Only 17% of the jobs in Salisbury Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Salisbury Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Salisbury Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Salisbury Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Salisbury Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns, #945 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Salisbury Township’s grade up (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($38,832, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Salisbury Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
How many people are in Salisbury Township by day
On a workday 1,536 residents head out to work, 349 work right here, and 1,661 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 (1.07 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Salisbury Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salisbury Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,042 commuters (the 2% 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 far it is to work from Salisbury Township
About 33% 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.
8% of working residents work in Athens
Where Salisbury Township clocks in
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.
Jobs in Salisbury Township: what the 2,010 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salisbury Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,851 → 2,010. 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 Salisbury Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Salisbury Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Salisbury Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #475 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Salisbury 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 2,091 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). 11.9% of Salisbury Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Salisbury Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Salisbury Township next to U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | 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+ |
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| 33 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 47 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 61 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,230 | Saxon SC | 4,085 | $32K | 45.8% | 8.1% | 2% | D |
| 3,231 | Marion SC | 6,028 | $31K | 26.8% | 4.7% | 15% | D |
| 3,232 | Salisbury Township OH | 5,289 | $39K | 28.2% | 3.4% | 19% | D |
| 3,233 | Clarinda IA | 5,273 | $46K | 12.1% | 6.5% | 52% | D |
| 3,234 | Richwood LA | 3,834 | $32K | 39.1% | 9.1% | <1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,582 | 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 Salisbury Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 18% of Salisbury Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Pomeroy (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salisbury Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Township | – | D | B− | 30 min | $38,832 |
| Middleport | 6% | D | B− | 31 min | $42,118 |
| Pomeroy | 8% | D− | B+ | 29 min | $33,333 |
| Chester Township | 2% | B | D− | 29 min | $64,760 |
| Sutton Township | under 2% | C− | C | 34 min | $41,413 |
| Cheshire Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Bedford Township | under 2% | D | C− | 33 min | $60,536 |
| Rutland Township | 2% | D | D− | 30 min | $39,706 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cheshire Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salisbury 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 Salisbury Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salisbury Township?
$38,832 (±$7,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salisbury Township?
28.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salisbury Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salisbury Township work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (8%, 18 mi), Pomeroy (8%, 3 mi), Columbus (6%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Salisbury Township walkable?
Salisbury Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Salisbury Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salisbury Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salisbury 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.