Unemployment in Northwood (0.2%) is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. For jobs and income Northwood is better than 73% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 7% work in Northwood; the top destination outside it is Toledo (29%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Northwood
Northwood is where the jobs are
Northwood has 6,745 jobs, 2.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,600 people are in town, 84% more than the 5,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Northwood and Toledo trade workers both ways
Toledo is the top workplace for Northwood residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Northwood come from (37% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Northwood residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Northwood makes and builds things
36% of the jobs based in Northwood are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Northwood residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Northwood’s grade
Unemployment holds Northwood’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (13.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Northwood could be anywhere from B to A.
Northwood on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,180 residents head out to work, 175 work right here, and 6,570 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,600 people are in Northwood on a workday afternoon, 84% more than live here.
2.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Northwood’s workers come from
Where Northwood clocks in
29% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Where in the region Northwood works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Northwood, 36% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
6,745 jobs are based in Northwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northwood, 2014 → 2024: 5,198 → 6,745. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Northwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Northwood, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northwood workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,689 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.
Getting around Northwood: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 2,844 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 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% 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). 1.4% of Northwood households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Northwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Northwood places 1,081st of 3,582 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,079 | White City UT | 5,146 | $106K | 6.6% | 6.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,080 | Strasburg Township PA | 4,704 | $94K | 13.9% | 1.5% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,081 | Northwood OH | 5,252 | $77K | 13.8% | 0.2% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,082 | Medical Lake WA | 4,964 | $80K | 8.1% | 1.2% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,083 | Greenville NY | 3,707 | $81K | 2.5% | 1.0% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,582 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Northwood, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Northwood and its neighbors: 19% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood | – | B+ | C− | 20 min | $77,268 |
| Lake Township | 3% | B− | C | 23 min | $72,222 |
| Rossford | 3% | B | A− | 18 min | $71,199 |
| Perrysburg Township | 7% | B | C | 20 min | $73,988 |
| Oregon | 6% | B+ | B | 20 min | $82,197 |
| Walbridge | under 2% | C | C+ | 19 min | $55,469 |
| Allen Township | under 2% | A | C− | 24 min | $114,677 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Perrysburg Township. Darker towns draw more of Northwood’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 2024, 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 Northwood: questions
What is the median household income in Northwood?
$77,268 (±$7,517) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northwood?
13.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northwood?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northwood work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toledo (29%, 6 mi), Perrysburg Township (7%, 7 mi), Oregon (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Northwood walkable?
Northwood is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Northwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Northwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.