Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFitchville Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 36 jobs in Fitchville Township; 482 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Fitchville Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). Working from home is the commute for 3% 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
Where Fitchville Township stands out on work
Fitchville Township is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Fitchville Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fitchville Township has about 550 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fitchville Township and Norwalk trade workers both ways
Norwalk is the top workplace for Fitchville Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Fitchville Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fitchville Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 27 minutes). 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; with 482 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Fitchville Township: the grade in detail
Household income holds Fitchville Township’s grade up ($75,662, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.1%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Fitchville Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Fitchville Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Fitchville Township
On a workday 480 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Fitchville Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
27% of working residents work in Norwalk
Where Fitchville Township clocks in
27% 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.
Getting to work from Fitchville Township takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fitchville Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 311 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.
Factories, building and farms: 47% of the jobs in Fitchville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fitchville Township, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 36. 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 Fitchville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Fitchville Township goes to work
About 16% 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.
Getting around Fitchville Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fitchville Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Fitchville Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 320 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). 0.0% of Fitchville Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fitchville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400, Fitchville Township ranks 1,818th of 3,133 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,816 | Fulton NY | 1,205 | $76K | 10.0% | 0.8% | 3% | C |
| 1,817 | Cass Township OH | 1,212 | $60K | 14.4% | 0.0% | 1% | C |
| 1,818 | Fitchville Township OH | 1,000 | $76K | 19.1% | 0.0% | <1% | C |
| 1,819 | Middlebury Township PA | 1,284 | $62K | 6.2% | 8.7% | 2% | C |
| 1,820 | Hillsdale MO | 1,180 | $38K | 27.3% | 3.7% | <1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Fitchville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Fitchville Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fitchville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitchville Township | – | C | D− | 31 min | $75,662 |
| Greenwich Township | under 3% | B | B− | 21 min | $77,602 |
| Hartland Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $73,295 |
| New London Township | under 3% | C− | B+ | 27 min | $53,890 |
| Fairfield Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $64,766 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fitchville 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 Fitchville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fitchville Township?
$75,662 (±$24,980) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fitchville Township?
19.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fitchville Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fitchville Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwalk (27%, 11 mi), Sandusky (4%, 27 mi), Townsend Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fitchville Township walkable?
Fitchville Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fitchville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fitchville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fitchville 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.