Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Ridge Township (1.5%) than in 90% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Ridge Township; the top destination outside it is Van Wert (35%, 4 miles). Ridge Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. For 5% of workers, the job is at home; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Ridge Township apart on work
A lot of Ridge Township works one town over
38% of working residents work in a town that borders Ridge Township: Van Wert (35%) and Hoaglin Township (3%). Next door ↓
Ridge Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Ridge Township went from 407 in 2013 to 731 in 2023, +80%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Ridge Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. Time on the road ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Ridge Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ridge Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #430 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Ridge Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 48% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ridge Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Services make up most of the work in Ridge Township
731 jobs are based in Ridge Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 407 → 731. 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 Ridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridge Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,473 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.
In and out of Ridge Township on a workday
On a workday 1,578 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 672 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Ridge Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.45 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.
Where Ridge Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ridge Township clocks in
35% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
How far Ridge Township goes to work
About 19% 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.
Ridge Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ridge Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #403 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Ridge 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 1,551 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). 2.3% of Ridge Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ridge Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Ridge Township is 1,382nd among 4,269 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,380 | Lena IL | 2,670 | $73K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,381 | Sewickley PA | 3,729 | $101K | 8.1% | 7.0% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,382 | Ridge Township OH | 3,362 | $76K | 9.5% | 1.5% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,383 | Pretty Bayou FL | 2,906 | $85K | 5.8% | 4.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,384 | Upland IN | 3,835 | $84K | 9.7% | 2.2% | 12% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,269 | 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 Ridge Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 38% of Ridge Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Township | – | B+ | B− | 18 min | $75,978 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | C | A− | 17 min | $61,292 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B− | C | 23 min | $64,183 |
| Van Wert | 35% | C | B+ | 16 min | $55,113 |
| Hoaglin Township | 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| York Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hoaglin Township and York Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Van Wert. Darker towns draw more of Ridge 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 Ridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ridge Township?
$75,978 (±$24,615) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridge Township?
9.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridge Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridge Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Van Wert (35%, 4 mi), Delphos (4%, 10 mi), Lima (3%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ridge Township walkable?
Ridge Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ridge Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridge 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.