Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Smithfield Township (12.6%) is higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Only 4% stay in Smithfield Township for work; outside it, Wheeling is the main destination (10%, 14 miles). For jobs and income Smithfield Township is better than 9% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are lower than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Smithfield Township: the gist
Smithfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Smithfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 175 jobs based in Smithfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Smithfield Township has about 2,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
How Smithfield Township earns its Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Smithfield Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Smithfield Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
About 33 minutes to work from Smithfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smithfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,037 commuters (the 6% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Smithfield Township
On a workday 1,065 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Smithfield Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.16 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 people from Smithfield Township work
Where Smithfield Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Smithfield Township are in services
175 jobs are based in Smithfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smithfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 152 → 175. 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 Smithfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Smithfield Township, by distance
About 22% 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.
In Smithfield Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,109 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). 5.7% of Smithfield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Smithfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Smithfield Township is 4,376th of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,374 | Townsend MT | 2,272 | $71K | 15.6% | 13.3% | 24% | D |
| 4,375 | Madawaska ME | 3,846 | $57K | 13.0% | 7.4% | 54% | D |
| 4,376 | Smithfield Township OH | 2,903 | $58K | 12.6% | 12.6% | 4% | D |
| 4,377 | Manchester GA | 3,594 | $51K | 20.1% | 6.0% | 10% | D |
| 4,378 | Postville IA | 2,402 | $49K | 23.7% | 5.2% | 26% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Smithfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Smithfield Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Dillonvale (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smithfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Township | – | D | D | 33 min | $57,718 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | C | B | 32 min | $71,571 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | D | C− | 19 min | $61,250 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 28 min | $54,804 |
| Short Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Wells Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 26 min | $48,977 |
| Dillonvale | 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Green Township | under 2% | D | B | 28 min | $41,698 |
Same-state neighbors only. Short Creek Township: not graded. Dillonvale: the same community as the dillonvale cdp of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Smithfield 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 Smithfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Smithfield Township?
$57,718 (±$9,935) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smithfield Township?
12.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smithfield Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smithfield Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheeling (10%, 14 mi), Steubenville (8%, 12 mi), Richland Township (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Smithfield Township walkable?
Smithfield Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Smithfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Smithfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smithfield 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.