Photo: Nyttend · Public domainScipio Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Scipio Township is better than 29% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). There are 52 jobs in Scipio Township for 442 working residents. Hardly any work in Scipio Township itself; outside it, Athens draws the most (13%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Scipio Township and work: the main findings
Scipio Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Scipio Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Scipio Township has about 790 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Scipio Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 33 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 442 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Scipio Township
The poverty rate holds Scipio Township’s grade up (9.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (2.3%) is left out: Scipio Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Scipio Township could be anywhere from D− to B+.
In and out of Scipio Township on a workday
On a workday 441 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Scipio Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Each way, about 39 minutes from Scipio Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scipio Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 293 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where the trip to work from Scipio Township ends
Where Scipio Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Scipio Township works in goods: 52% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scipio Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 52. 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 Scipio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Scipio Township commutes
About 29% 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.
For most of Scipio Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Scipio Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Scipio 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 341 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). 0.0% of Scipio Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Scipio Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Scipio Township is 2,446th of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 41 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,444 | Genesee ID | 1,094 | $86K | 12.0% | 4.1% | 3% | C |
| 2,445 | Royalton IL | 1,031 | $59K | 11.0% | 0.2% | 3% | C |
| 2,446 | Scipio Township OH | 1,178 | $76K | 9.4% | 2.3% | <1% | C |
| 2,447 | Buffalo WI | 1,446 | $78K | 13.6% | 4.0% | <1% | C |
| 2,448 | Kaumakani HI | 1,012 | $96K | 14.9% | 2.8% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Scipio Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Scipio Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scipio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio Township | – | C | D− | 39 min | $75,648 |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | D | D | 27 min | $59,479 |
| Alexander Township | under 2% | C | D− | 32 min | $80,956 |
| Rutland Township | under 2% | D | D− | 30 min | $39,706 |
| Bedford Township | under 2% | D | C− | 33 min | $60,536 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scipio 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 Scipio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scipio Township?
$75,648 (±$40,062) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scipio Township?
9.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scipio Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scipio Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (13%, 12 mi), Columbus (7%, 73 mi), Salisbury Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Scipio Township walkable?
Scipio Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Scipio 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 Scipio Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scipio 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.