Photo: J Astolfi, aka Tcjoe1985 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0At 5.9%, unemployment in Ridgefield Township is higher than in 73% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 20 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). The two grades for Ridgefield Township are B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 58% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ridgefield Township at work: what stands out
Ridgefield Township makes and builds things
61% of the jobs based in Ridgefield Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Ridgefield Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
Ridgefield Township and Norwalk trade workers both ways
Norwalk is the top workplace for Ridgefield Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Ridgefield Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The jobs in Ridgefield Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
72% of the jobs based in Ridgefield Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 57% of the jobs Ridgefield Township residents hold. 91% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Ridgefield Township. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Ridgefield Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ridgefield Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Ridgefield Township’s grade up (4.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ridgefield Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Making and building: 61% of jobs based in Ridgefield Township
1,234 jobs are based in Ridgefield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridgefield Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,296 → 1,234. 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 Ridgefield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
18% of working residents work in Norwalk
Where Ridgefield Township clocks in
18% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Ridgefield Township
On a workday 906 residents head out to work, 106 work right here, and 1,128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Ridgefield Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting from Ridgefield Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridgefield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 905 commuters (the 12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Ridgefield Township
About 22% 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.
In Ridgefield Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ridgefield Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. 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 1,032 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). 2.0% of Ridgefield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ridgefield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Ridgefield Township comes 2,271st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,269 | Elmira Township MI | 1,775 | $82K | 6.2% | 6.8% | <1% | B− |
| 2,270 | Van Buren Township OH | 2,796 | $73K | 12.2% | 2.3% | 16% | B− |
| 2,271 | Ridgefield Township OH | 2,171 | $70K | 4.6% | 5.9% | 10% | B− |
| 2,272 | Janesville CA | 2,399 | $78K | 7.5% | 2.4% | 0% | B− |
| 2,273 | Thorsby AL | 2,203 | $76K | 8.8% | 3.4% | 3% | B− |
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| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Ridgefield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 18% of Ridgefield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridgefield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Township | – | B− | D | 20 min | $70,199 |
| Norwalk | 18% | C | C+ | 21 min | $60,844 |
| Norwalk Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 22 min | $62,399 |
| Lyme Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Peru Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 16 min | $125,593 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | A | D | 24 min | $126,458 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyme Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Norwalk. Darker towns draw more of Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ridgefield Township?
$70,199 (±$11,480) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridgefield Township?
4.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridgefield Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridgefield Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwalk (18%, 4 mi), Monroeville (9%, 2 mi), Sandusky (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ridgefield Township walkable?
Ridgefield Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridgefield 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.