James Kinney Farmstead · Photo: Bwsmith84 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Smith Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 58 jobs in Smith Township, against 536 working residents. Jobs and income earn Smith Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Hardly any work in Smith Township; the top destination outside it is Wheeling (12%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Smith Township at work: what stands out
Smith Township is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Smith Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Smith Township has about 920 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Smith Township workers cross into West Virginia
26% of Smith Township workers work outside Ohio, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Wheeling (12%) and Moundsville (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 536 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Smith Township
On income, poverty and job access, Smith Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Smith Township’s grade up (6.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 13% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (10.5%) is left out: Smith 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, Smith Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
The daily flow of workers through Smith Township
On a workday 531 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in Smith Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Smith Township to work: where people go
Where Smith Township clocks in
12% 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 Smith Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smith Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 58. 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.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Smith Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 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 523 commuters (the 11% 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 many miles Smith Township commutes
About 28% 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 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 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Smith 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 586 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.
Ranked on jobs and income, Smith Township is 2,072nd among 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | 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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| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,070 | Clifton IL | 1,298 | $92K | 11.9% | 1.7% | 6% | B− |
| 2,071 | Manly IA | 1,239 | $73K | 6.8% | 3.5% | 6% | B− |
| 2,072 | Smith Township OH | 1,400 | $89K | 6.8% | 10.5% | 1% | B− |
| 2,073 | Plymouth Township OH | 1,865 | $70K | 13.3% | 2.0% | <1% | B− |
| 2,074 | Princeton WI | 1,552 | $84K | 7.1% | 1.9% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | 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 Smith Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Smith Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Richland Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smith Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Township | – | B− | D− | 27 min | $88,750 |
| Richland Township | 8% | B | B | 22 min | $77,176 |
| Goshen Township | under 2% | C | C | 25 min | $52,566 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Glencoe | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mead Township | 3% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $54,700 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township and Glencoe: 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?
$88,750 (±$42,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smith Township?
6.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smith Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smith Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheeling (12%, 15 mi), Richland Township (8%, 6 mi), St. Clairsville (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Smith Township walkable?
Smith Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% 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.