Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0At 5.7%, unemployment in Coventry Township is higher than in 71% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Coventry Township; the top destination outside it is Akron (25%, 5 miles). Coventry Township grades B− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, 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
Getting to work from Coventry Township, in brief
Coventry Township trades workers with the towns around it
Coventry Township has about as many jobs (4,899) as working residents (4,639), but they are mostly different people: 4,437 residents leave for work each day while 4,697 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Coventry Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Coventry Township works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Coventry Township: Akron (25%), Barberton (5%) and Green (4%). Next door ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Coventry Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Coventry Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #579 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Coventry Township’s grade up (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Coventry Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
How many people are in Coventry Township by day
On a workday 4,437 residents head out to work, 202 work right here, and 4,697 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 (1.06 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.
Where Coventry Township’s working residents head each day
Where Coventry Township clocks in
25% of workers
5% 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.
What work there is in Coventry Township: 4,899 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coventry Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,067 → 4,899. 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 Coventry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Coventry Township takes 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 Coventry Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,980 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 Coventry Township goes to work
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.
Few in Coventry Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Coventry Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #595 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% 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 5,479 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). 6.8% of Coventry Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Coventry Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, Coventry Township comes 1,617th 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,615 | German Flatts NY | 11,969 | $68K | 13.7% | 2.0% | 14% | B− |
| 1,616 | Lake Township OH | 11,357 | $72K | 11.2% | 4.5% | 7% | B− |
| 1,617 | Coventry Township OH | 10,264 | $74K | 9.9% | 5.7% | 4% | B− |
| 1,618 | Ocean Pines MD | 12,351 | $92K | 5.5% | 6.0% | 6% | B− |
| 1,619 | Baldwinsville NY | 7,582 | $77K | 10.6% | 5.0% | 9% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Coventry Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Coventry Township and its neighbors: 34% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coventry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry Township | – | B− | C+ | 21 min | $74,346 |
| Akron | 25% | C− | A− | 22 min | $48,076 |
| Barberton | 5% | C+ | B+ | 22 min | $52,267 |
| Green | 4% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $95,047 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | B− | C | 24 min | $66,282 |
| New Franklin | under 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $90,244 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Akron. Darker towns draw more of Coventry 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 Coventry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Coventry Township?
$74,346 (±$12,408) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coventry Township?
9.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coventry Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coventry Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (25%, 5 mi), Barberton (5%, 4 mi), Green (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Coventry Township walkable?
Coventry Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Coventry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coventry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coventry 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.