Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Ellsworth Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
317 jobs are based in Ellsworth Township; 887 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Ellsworth Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C−. Home is the office for 5% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ellsworth Township at work: what stands out
Ellsworth Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Ellsworth Township makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Ellsworth Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Ellsworth Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. 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; with 887 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Ellsworth Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Ellsworth Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (5.6%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($84,050, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.3%) is left out: Ellsworth Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Ellsworth Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Ellsworth Township’s commute takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ellsworth Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 796 commuters (the 5% 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.
Ellsworth Township works in goods: 47% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ellsworth Township, 2013 → 2023: 287 → 317. 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 Ellsworth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ellsworth Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 859 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 289 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Ellsworth Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
9% of working residents work in Youngstown
Where Ellsworth Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ellsworth Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 837 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). 2.3% of Ellsworth Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Ellsworth Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
876th of 5,148: where Ellsworth Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | 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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| 18 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 874 | Florence Township MN | 1,562 | $109K | 2.4% | 4.0% | <1% | A− |
| 875 | Ira NY | 2,109 | $97K | 4.6% | 2.9% | 11% | A− |
| 876 | Ellsworth Township OH | 2,093 | $84K | 5.6% | 2.3% | 3% | A− |
| 877 | Buffalo Township PA | 1,966 | $94K | 5.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A− |
| 878 | Warren OR | 1,637 | $127K | 1.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | 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 Ellsworth Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Ellsworth Township
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ellsworth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Township | – | A− | C− | 39 min | $84,050 |
| Jackson Township | 3% | C | C− | 28 min | $60,039 |
| Canfield Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $101,360 |
| Berlin Township | 3% | B− | C+ | 35 min | $75,324 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ellsworth Township?
$84,050 (±$10,769) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ellsworth Township?
5.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ellsworth Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ellsworth Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Youngstown (9%, 12 mi), Boardman Township (8%, 10 mi), Salem (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ellsworth Township walkable?
Ellsworth Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ellsworth Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ellsworth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ellsworth 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.