Martinsville is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 409 people and just one neighborhood, Martinsville is the 698th largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Martinsville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Martinsville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.61% of the Martinsville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Martinsville is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Martinsville who work in office and administrative support (15.22%), maintenance occupations (8.70%), and food service (8.26%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.89% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The overall crime rate in Martinsville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
In Martinsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.93 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small village, Martinsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Martinsville with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.74% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Martinsville in 2022 was $25,766, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,064 for a family of four. However, Martinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Martinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Martinsville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Martinsville include German, English, Irish, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Martinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.1% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Martinsville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 21.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 71.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
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In the neighborhood, 41.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 29.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.3%), and 10.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.1%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Martinsville, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.9%), and residents who report English roots (11.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (3.4%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.