Carlos Avery House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Pittsfield Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Pittsfield Township itself; outside it, Cleveland draws the most (13%, 32 miles). There are 372 jobs in Pittsfield Township, and 716 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Pittsfield Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Pittsfield Township, in brief
Pittsfield Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pittsfield Township is Cleveland, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (94) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Pittsfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Pittsfield Township makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Pittsfield Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Pittsfield Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. 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; with 716 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Pittsfield Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Pittsfield Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Pittsfield Township’s grade up (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (1.6%) is left out: Pittsfield 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, Pittsfield Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
How far Pittsfield Township’s workers travel
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.
About 34 minutes to work from Pittsfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pittsfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 549 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.
Goods, not services: 35% of the jobs in Pittsfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pittsfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 442 → 372. 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 Pittsfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Pittsfield Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 699 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 355 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Pittsfield Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 places Pittsfield Township commutes to
Where Pittsfield Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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 around Pittsfield Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pittsfield Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 599 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). 6.5% of Pittsfield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pittsfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200, Pittsfield Township ranks 2,183rd of 5,381 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,181 | Fox Lake WI | 1,686 | $75K | 10.4% | 0.3% | 8% | B− |
| 2,182 | Oxford Township KS | 1,241 | $64K | 6.4% | 2.4% | 9% | B− |
| 2,183 | Pittsfield Township OH | 1,666 | $73K | 15.6% | 1.6% | 2% | B− |
| 2,184 | Dell Prairie WI | 1,731 | $89K | 9.2% | 5.3% | 3% | B− |
| 2,185 | Lazy Mountain AK | 1,459 | $102K | 7.4% | 6.2% | — | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Pittsfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Pittsfield Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Oberlin (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pittsfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Township | – | B− | C+ | 34 min | $73,000 |
| Oberlin | 7% | B− | A | 17 min | $81,308 |
| LaGrange Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 27 min | $90,966 |
| New Russia Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 27 min | $82,583 |
| Wellington Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 29 min | $71,298 |
| Camden Township | 3% | B | D | 30 min | $60,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pittsfield Township?
$73,000 (±$16,005) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pittsfield Township?
15.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pittsfield Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pittsfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (13%, 32 mi), Elyria (7%, 12 mi), Oberlin (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pittsfield Township walkable?
Pittsfield Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pittsfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pittsfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pittsfield 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.