Photo: JonRidinger · CC BY 3.0Atwater Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 5% stay in Atwater Township for work; outside it, Akron is the main destination (12%, 21 miles). Atwater Township has 266 jobs, and 1,220 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Atwater Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Atwater Township at work: what stands out
Atwater 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. Every town next door averages less (24 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Atwater Township is a place people come home to
There are 266 jobs based in Atwater Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Atwater Township has about 1,600 people in it, 37% 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Atwater Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input (5.8%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($79,917, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Atwater Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
About 33 minutes each way for Atwater Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atwater Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,246 commuters (the 8% 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.
Who works in Atwater Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,165 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 211 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Atwater Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
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 Atwater Township goes to work
Where Atwater Township clocks in
12% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Atwater Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atwater Township, 2013 → 2023: 217 → 266. 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 Atwater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Atwater Township
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.
Driving is how Atwater Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,354 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). 4.1% of Atwater Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Atwater Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500, Atwater Township ranks 903rd of 5,083 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 901 | Wernersville PA | 2,831 | $76K | 8.2% | 2.0% | 4% | A− |
| 902 | Van Buren Township IN | 1,969 | $94K | 4.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 903 | Atwater Township OH | 2,581 | $80K | 5.8% | 2.8% | 5% | A− |
| 904 | Pine River WI | 1,845 | $110K | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2% | A− |
| 905 | Anson WI | 2,330 | $83K | 4.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Atwater Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Atwater Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Randolph Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atwater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwater Township | – | A− | D− | 33 min | $79,917 |
| Edinburg Township | under 3% | A | C− | 28 min | $105,352 |
| Deerfield Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 30 min | $59,321 |
| Randolph Township | 2% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $64,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atwater 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 Atwater Township: questions
What is the median household income in Atwater Township?
$79,917 (±$7,087) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atwater Township?
5.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atwater Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atwater Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (12%, 21 mi), Ravenna (4%, 11 mi), Alliance (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Atwater Township walkable?
Atwater Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Atwater Township without a car?
0% 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 Atwater Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atwater 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.