Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Plain Township works elsewhere
Only 6% work in Plain Township itself; outside it, Wooster draws the most (32%, 7 miles). 828 jobs are based in Plain Township; 1,454 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Plain Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Plain Township apart on work
Plain Township makes and builds things
59% of the jobs based in Plain Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Plain Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
Plain Township and Wooster trade workers both ways
Wooster is the top workplace for Plain Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Plain Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Plain Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Plain Township’s grade up (2.9%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.9%, 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, Plain Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Plain Township works in goods: 59% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plain Township, 2013 → 2023: 658 → 828. 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 Plain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Plain Township: the destinations
Where Plain Township clocks in
4% 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.
Plain Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,364 residents head out to work, 90 work right here, and 738 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Plain Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plain Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,316 commuters (the 10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Plain Township
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.
The commute in Plain Township is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,455 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). 5.0% of Plain Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Plain Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Plain Township is 1,746th among 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | 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+ |
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| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 1,744 | Huntingtown MD | 2,689 | $185K | 5.3% | 5.8% | 3% | B |
| 1,745 | Seneca KS | 2,139 | $77K | 8.0% | 0.9% | 43% | B |
| 1,746 | Plain Township OH | 3,068 | $86K | 12.9% | 2.9% | 6% | B |
| 1,747 | Sullivan WI | 2,318 | $86K | 6.7% | 6.6% | 1% | B |
| 1,748 | Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek CA | 3,071 | $76K | 6.5% | 0.4% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | 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 Plain Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Plain Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wooster Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Township | – | B | C | 24 min | $85,909 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 20 min | $72,336 |
| Wooster Township | 4% | C+ | C− | 16 min | $70,296 |
| Chester Township | 2% | B | C | 26 min | $73,625 |
| Mohican Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $83,289 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plain 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 Plain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plain Township?
$85,909 (±$19,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plain Township?
12.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plain Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plain Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wooster (32%, 7 mi), Wooster Township (4%, 4 mi), Ashland (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Plain Township walkable?
Plain Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Plain Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plain 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.