Ripley Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 315 jobs in Ripley Township, and 1,030 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Ripley Township are D for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 2% stay in Ripley Township for work; outside it, Wooster is the main destination (11%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Ripley Township apart
Ripley Township makes and builds things
77% of the jobs based in Ripley Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Ripley Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Ripley Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 25 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Ripley Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 27% of Ripley Township’s own working residents. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Ripley Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Ripley Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Ripley Township’s grade up ($63,696, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (25.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (2.8%) is left out: Ripley 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, Ripley Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
A place that makes things: 77% of Ripley Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ripley Township, 2013 → 2023: 240 → 315. 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 Ripley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Ripley Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ripley Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 837 commuters (the 7% 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.
A workday in Ripley Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,008 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 293 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Ripley Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where the trip to work from Ripley Township ends
Where Ripley Township clocks in
10% 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.
Half of Ripley Township commutes less than 15 miles
About 21% 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.
Driving is how Ripley Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ripley Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 901 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). 14.9% of Ripley Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ripley Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300, Ripley Township comes 4,396th 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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| 29 | 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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| 39 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 4,394 | Union Township MI | 2,969 | $64K | 15.4% | 9.9% | 6% | D |
| 4,395 | Freedom NH | 1,707 | $66K | 15.0% | 4.3% | 11% | D |
| 4,396 | Ripley Township OH | 2,476 | $64K | 25.0% | 2.8% | 2% | D |
| 4,397 | Hopewell Township PA | 1,881 | $64K | 16.6% | 4.5% | 2% | D |
| 4,398 | Monte Alto TX | 2,350 | $30K | 67.1% | 2.5% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | 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 Ripley Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 10% of Ripley Township
The biggest share goes to Prairie Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ripley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Township | – | D | C+ | 30 min | $63,696 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | B | D | 23 min | $80,086 |
| Clinton Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 20 min | $72,336 |
| Prairie Township | 7% | B | C+ | 24 min | $68,319 |
| Monroe Township | 3% | B | D− | 23 min | $87,063 |
| Knox Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $65,990 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ripley 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 Ripley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ripley Township?
$63,696 (±$12,801) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ripley Township?
25.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ripley Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ripley Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wooster (11%, 14 mi), Millersburg (10%, 9 mi), Prairie Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ripley Township walkable?
Ripley Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ripley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ripley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ripley 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.