At 0.2%, unemployment in Litchfield Township is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Litchfield Township; the top destination outside it is Medina (11%, 8 miles). The two grades for Litchfield Township are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Litchfield Township stands out on work
Litchfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Litchfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 325 jobs based in Litchfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Litchfield Township has about 2,000 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Litchfield Township
63% of Litchfield Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Litchfield 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.
Jobs & income in Litchfield Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Litchfield Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #82 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Litchfield Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
From Litchfield Township, about 36 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Litchfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,312 commuters (the 14% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Litchfield Township
On a workday 1,517 residents head out to work, 76 work right here, and 249 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Litchfield Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.20 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 34% of the jobs in Litchfield Township
325 jobs are based in Litchfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Litchfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 266 → 325. 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 Litchfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Litchfield Township work
Where Litchfield Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
The commute from Litchfield Township, by distance
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.
Litchfield Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Litchfield Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #920 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Litchfield 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 1,520 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). 0.0% of Litchfield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Litchfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500, Litchfield Township ranks 249th of 4,593 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 247 | Chester Heights PA | 3,183 | $104K | 5.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| 248 | Roman Forest TX | 2,347 | $139K | 3.0% | 3.3% | <1% | A |
| 249 | Litchfield Township OH | 3,307 | $108K | 5.3% | 0.2% | 5% | A |
| 250 | Jefferson Township PA | 2,425 | $116K | 1.2% | 2.2% | 2% | A |
| 251 | Randall WI | 3,276 | $116K | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Litchfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Litchfield Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to York Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Litchfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Township | – | A | D | 36 min | $108,419 |
| Penfield Township | under 3% | C | D | 28 min | $98,563 |
| Chatham Township | under 3% | A− | D | 35 min | $71,611 |
| Grafton Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 38 min | $89,946 |
| York Township | 2% | A | C | 28 min | $97,788 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Litchfield 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 Litchfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Litchfield Township?
$108,419 (±$33,862) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Litchfield Township?
5.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Litchfield Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Litchfield Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Medina (11%, 8 mi), Cleveland (10%, 28 mi), Brunswick (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Litchfield Township walkable?
Litchfield Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Litchfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Litchfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Litchfield 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.