Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSmith Township has lower unemployment (1.0%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Smith Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 7% work in Smith Township; the top destination outside it is Alliance (14%, 6 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Smith Township and work: the main findings
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Smith Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Smith Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #387 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Smith Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($69,010, U.S. $80,734). 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, Smith Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Making and building: 40% of jobs based in Smith Township
816 jobs are based in Smith Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smith Township, 2013 → 2023: 972 → 816. 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 Smith Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Smith Township on a workday
On a workday 1,433 residents head out to work, 102 work right here, and 714 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Smith Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.53 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Smith Township’s working residents head each day
Where Smith Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
From Smith Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smith Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,957 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.
Miles to work from Smith 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.
For most of Smith Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Smith Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #840 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,121 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). 1.8% of Smith Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Smith Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Smith Township ranks: 1,317th of 4,177 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 64 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,315 | Bart Township PA | 3,269 | $75K | 11.5% | 0.4% | 14% | B+ |
| 1,316 | Williamstown VT | 3,576 | $94K | 8.2% | 0.9% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,317 | Smith Township OH | 4,032 | $69K | 8.9% | 1.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,318 | Lockeford CA | 3,838 | $100K | 6.1% | 4.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,319 | Garwood NJ | 5,390 | $111K | 9.9% | 7.1% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | 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 Smith Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
16% of Smith Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Sebring (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smith Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Township | – | B+ | D | 24 min | $69,010 |
| Sebring | 9% | D | C+ | 24 min | $49,541 |
| Goshen Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 30 min | $60,938 |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 30 min | $59,321 |
| Beloit | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lexington Township | 3% | B− | C− | 23 min | $64,883 |
| Knox Township | 2% | B− | D | 24 min | $71,396 |
Same-state neighbors only. Beloit: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Smith 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 Smith Township: questions
What is the median household income in Smith Township?
$69,010 (±$11,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smith Township?
8.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smith Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smith Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alliance (14%, 6 mi), Sebring (9%, 2 mi), Salem (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Smith Township walkable?
Smith Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Smith 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 Smith Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smith 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.