Unemployment in Unity Township (1.5%) is lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income B−: better than 49% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #627 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability B: more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns · #295 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are lower than in 85% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Unity Township; the top destination outside it is East Palestine (8%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Unity Township
What’s behind Unity Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Unity Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #627 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Unity Township’s grade up (1.5%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($51,930, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Unity Township could be anywhere from C+ to B.
8% of working residents work in East Palestine
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Unity Township clocks in
8% 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.
Unity Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,462 residents head out to work, 463 work right here, and 1,022 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,000 people are in Unity Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.38 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.
What the 1,485 jobs in Unity Township are
1,485 jobs are based in Unity Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Unity Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Unity Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,450 → 1,485. 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.
About 25 minutes each way, about the OH average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Unity Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,958 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.
Half of Unity Township commutes less than 15 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 18% 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.
Most trips from Unity Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Unity Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #295 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 6.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,209 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). 4.2% of Unity Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Unity Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Unity Township is 1,688th of 2,806 U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Unity Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,686 | Munford TN | 6,996 | $90K | 8.8% | 7.9% | 4% | B− |
| 1,687 | Chatham MA | 6,752 | $85K | 10.8% | 3.9% | 26% | B− |
| 1,688 | Unity Township OH | 9,444 | $52K | 13.7% | 1.5% | 12% | B− |
| 1,689 | Pinson AL | 7,830 | $76K | 10.6% | 6.1% | 1% | B− |
| 1,690 | Champion Township OH | 9,277 | $70K | 9.4% | 5.1% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,806 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
11% of Unity Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Columbiana (7%). Darker towns draw more of Unity Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Unity Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Township | – | B− | B | 25 min | $51,930 |
| Fairfield Township | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Middleton Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $86,705 |
| Columbiana | 7% | B | B− | 19 min | $54,688 |
| Springfield Township | 2% | B− | C | 27 min | $62,348 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfield Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Unity Township: questions
What is the median household income in Unity Township?
$51,930 (±$5,032) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Unity Township?
13.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Unity Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Unity Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Palestine (8%, 2 mi), Columbiana (7%, 6 mi), Boardman Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Unity Township walkable?
Unity Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Unity Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Unity Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Unity 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.