Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainHouseholds in Orwell Township earn less than those in 92% of U.S. towns
23.2% of residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. For jobs and income Orwell Township is better than 15% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (C). About one in five work in Orwell Township itself; outside it, Orwell draws the most (7%, 0 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Orwell Township at work: what stands out
Orwell Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Orwell Township makes and builds things
63% of the jobs based in Orwell Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Orwell Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 37%. The jobs ↓
Orwell Township is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Orwell Township (Windsor Township, Rome Township, Colebrook Township and Bloomfield Township) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Orwell Township has 1.6 per resident. Next door ↓
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 Orwell Township
Unemployment holds Orwell Township’s grade up (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($46,069, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Orwell Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
The trip to work from Orwell Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orwell Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,220 commuters (the 8% 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.
Orwell Township makes things: 63% of its jobs are in goods
1,583 jobs are based in Orwell Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orwell Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,642 → 1,583. 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 Orwell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Orwell Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 845 residents head out to work, 177 work right here, and 1,406 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Orwell Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
1.5 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Orwell Township’s workforce comes from
Where Orwell Township clocks in
7% 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.
Where in the region Orwell Township works
About 17% 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.
Orwell Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,320 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). 14.4% of Orwell Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Orwell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Orwell Township is 3,848th of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,846 | Romulus NY | 3,358 | $69K | 18.6% | 2.0% | 6% | C− |
| 3,847 | Beaver Dam KY | 3,537 | $54K | 11.2% | 12.5% | 9% | D |
| 3,848 | Orwell Township OH | 3,126 | $46K | 23.2% | 4.8% | 17% | D |
| 3,849 | Greene Township PA | 3,626 | $64K | 17.0% | 7.0% | 8% | D |
| 3,850 | Slater-Marietta SC | 2,381 | $42K | 29.9% | 4.9% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Orwell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Orwell Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orwell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orwell Township | – | D | C | 37 min | $46,069 |
| Windsor Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 34 min | $84,087 |
| Rome Township | under 3% | C | D | 34 min | $80,714 |
| Colebrook Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 36 min | $60,455 |
| Bloomfield Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 42 min | $73,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orwell 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 Orwell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orwell Township?
$46,069 (±$5,509) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orwell Township?
23.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orwell Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orwell Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orwell (7%, 0 mi), Middlefield Township (5%, 10 mi), Middlefield (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Orwell Township walkable?
Orwell Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Orwell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orwell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orwell 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.