Most of Fowler Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
224 jobs are based in Fowler Township, against 1,020 working residents. Fowler Township grades B for jobs and income and C for walkability. Home is the office for <1% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Fowler Township in brief
Fowler Township is a place people come home to
There are 224 jobs based in Fowler Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fowler Township has about 1,500 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Fowler Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Fowler Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fowler Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Fowler Township’s grade up (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fowler Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
How many people are in Fowler Township by day
On a workday 989 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 193 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Fowler Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The daily trip from Fowler Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fowler Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,271 commuters (the <1% 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.
9% of working residents work in Warren
Where Fowler Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
Fowler Township works in goods: 43% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fowler Township, 2013 → 2023: 190 → 224. 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 Fowler Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Fowler Township, by distance
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.
In Fowler Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fowler Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,276 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). 0.9% of Fowler Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fowler Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, Fowler Township comes 1,640th 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,638 | Elk Point SD | 2,080 | $90K | 8.5% | 3.0% | 22% | B |
| 1,639 | Whiting WI | 1,649 | $73K | 6.5% | 2.6% | 1% | B |
| 1,640 | Fowler Township OH | 2,295 | $76K | 13.0% | 1.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,641 | Danville VT | 2,372 | $71K | 5.3% | 0.8% | 18% | B |
| 1,642 | Fairfield VT | 2,031 | $87K | 5.1% | 2.4% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | 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 Fowler Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Fowler Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Vienna Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fowler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Township | – | B | C | 22 min | $75,924 |
| Cortland | 3% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $71,563 |
| Hartford Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 33 min | $96,250 |
| Vienna Township | 4% | B | B | 19 min | $75,583 |
| Johnston Township | under 3% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fowler 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 Fowler Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fowler Township?
$75,924 (±$14,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fowler Township?
13.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fowler Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fowler Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (9%, 9 mi), Youngstown (5%, 15 mi), Niles (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fowler Township walkable?
Fowler Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fowler Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fowler Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fowler 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.