Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Warren Township (2.7%) is lower than in 75% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Warren Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (D). Only 5% work in Warren Township itself; outside it, Marietta draws the most (26%, 5 miles). Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; the Ohio average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Warren Township and work: the main findings
Warren Township trades workers with the towns around it
Warren Township has about as many jobs (1,803) as working residents (1,783), but they are mostly different people: 1,686 residents leave for work each day while 1,706 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Warren Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Warren Township makes and builds things
54% of the jobs based in Warren Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Warren Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Warren Township works one town over
36% of working residents work in a town that borders Warren Township: Marietta (26%), Marietta Township (5%) and Muskingum Township (3%). Next door ↓
A lot of Warren Township workers cross into West Virginia
18% of Warren Township workers work outside Ohio, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Parkersburg (9%) and Vienna (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
The jobs in Warren Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
77% of the jobs based in Warren Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 57% of the jobs Warren Township residents hold. 95% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Warren Township. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Warren Township’s grade explained
Unemployment holds Warren Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 22% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Warren Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
The daily flow of workers through Warren Township
On a workday 1,686 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 1,706 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 54% of work in Warren Township
1,803 jobs are based in Warren Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warren Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,797 → 1,803. 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 Warren Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Warren Township commutes to
Where Warren Township clocks in
26% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Warren Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warren Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,740 commuters (the 9% 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 far it is to work from Warren Township
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 Warren Township, the car does most of the work
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 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,905 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). 3.0% of Warren Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Warren Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Warren Township next to U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200: 1,695th of 4,264 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,693 | York Township OH | 4,136 | $75K | 12.6% | 2.0% | 10% | B |
| 1,694 | Muskingum Township OH | 4,911 | $84K | 13.5% | 1.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,695 | Warren Township OH | 3,853 | $83K | 6.4% | 2.7% | 5% | B |
| 1,696 | Jones OK | 3,222 | $77K | 15.2% | 2.5% | 6% | B |
| 1,697 | Lemoyne PA | 4,801 | $62K | 12.5% | 2.8% | 4% | B |
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| 4,264 | 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 Warren Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 36% of Warren Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warren Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | – | B | D | 25 min | $82,617 |
| Marietta | 26% | C− | A | 16 min | $47,873 |
| Barlow Township | 2% | C− | D− | 25 min | $80,130 |
| Dunham Township | under 2% | B | D− | 28 min | $71,063 |
| Watertown Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 26 min | $102,986 |
| Muskingum Township | 3% | B− | B− | 21 min | $78,188 |
| Marietta Township | 5% | D | C− | 18 min | $55,765 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marietta. Darker towns draw more of Warren 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 Warren Township: questions
What is the median household income in Warren Township?
$82,617 (±$10,456) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warren Township?
6.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warren Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Warren Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (26%, 5 mi), Parkersburg (9%, 10 mi), Marietta Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Warren Township walkable?
Warren Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Warren Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Warren Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warren 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.