Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Bath Township are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 3.6% of residents, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. For jobs and income Bath Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (C+). Working from home is the commute for 27% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bath Township, in a few figures
Bath Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 24 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A lot of Bath Township works from home
27% of Bath Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Bath Township and Akron trade workers both ways
Akron is the top workplace for Bath Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Bath Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bath Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,384 jobs in Bath Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 36%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Bath Township
71% of Bath Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 52% of the jobs based in Bath Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. 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.
Why Bath Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income is its strongest input ($167,699, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bath Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How long Bath Township spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bath Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,690 commuters (the 27% 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.
20% of working residents work in Akron
Where Bath Township clocks in
20% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Bath Township: what the 6,384 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bath Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,145 → 6,384. 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 Bath Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bath Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 4,062 residents head out to work, 233 work right here, and 6,151 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Bath Township on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 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.
How far it is to work from Bath 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.
Most of Bath Township commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,034 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.9% of Bath Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bath Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, Bath Township comes 318th on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 316 | Providence Village TX | 12,498 | $110K | 8.0% | 1.6% | 1% | A |
| 317 | Nimishillen Township OH | 9,362 | $92K | 4.3% | 1.1% | 4% | A |
| 318 | Bath Township OH | 10,017 | $168K | 3.6% | 4.1% | 5% | A |
| 319 | Richland Township PA | 11,840 | $118K | 4.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| 320 | East Buffalo Township PA | 8,084 | $140K | 3.2% | 1.7% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bath Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 32% of Bath Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Akron (20%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bath Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Township | – | A | C+ | 34 min | $167,699 |
| Fairlawn | 6% | A | B− | 22 min | $97,055 |
| Akron | 20% | C− | A− | 22 min | $48,076 |
| Granger Township | under 2% | A | B− | 24 min | $124,118 |
| Copley Township | 2% | A | C | 22 min | $115,338 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 4% | B+ | B− | 22 min | $72,705 |
| Richfield Township | under 2% | A | C | 23 min | $112,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bath 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 Bath Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bath Township?
$167,699 (±$12,440) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bath Township?
3.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bath Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bath Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (20%, 10 mi), Cleveland (12%, 21 mi), Fairlawn (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bath Township walkable?
Bath Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bath Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bath Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bath 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.