Photo: Roland Penttila · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Ashtabula Township
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. About one in three stay in Ashtabula Township for work; outside it, Ashtabula is the main destination (23%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ashtabula Township and work: the main findings
Ashtabula Township and Ashtabula trade workers both ways
Ashtabula is the top workplace for Ashtabula Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Ashtabula Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Ashtabula Township trades workers with the towns around it
Ashtabula Township has about as many jobs (8,949) as working residents (7,481), but they are mostly different people: 5,209 residents leave for work each day while 6,677 people come in. Only 25% of the jobs in Ashtabula Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Few Ashtabula Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
Where people from Ashtabula Township work
Where Ashtabula Township clocks in
23% of workers
7% 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.
In and out of Ashtabula Township on a workday
On a workday 5,209 residents head out to work, 2,272 work right here, and 6,677 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 (1.20 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.
Time on the road from Ashtabula Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ashtabula Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,821 commuters (the 3% 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.
33% of the jobs in Ashtabula Township make or build things
8,949 jobs are based in Ashtabula Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ashtabula Township, 2013 → 2023: 9,213 → 8,949. 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 Ashtabula Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Ashtabula Township
About 20% 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.
Bordering towns draw 30% of Ashtabula Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ashtabula Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $46,008 |
| Plymouth Township | under 3% | B− | D | 28 min | $70,455 |
| Ashtabula | 23% | D | B+ | 21 min | $44,120 |
| Saybrook Township | 7% | C− | C | 22 min | $58,434 |
| Kingsville Township | under 3% | C | D | 22 min | $78,631 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ashtabula. Darker towns draw more of Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ashtabula Township?
$46,008 (±$4,849) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ashtabula Township?
27.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ashtabula Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ashtabula Township work?
30% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashtabula (23%, 2 mi), Saybrook Township (7%, 5 mi), Edgewood (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ashtabula Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ashtabula Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ashtabula 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.