Photo: Cards84664 · CC BY-SA 4.0At 8.2%, unemployment in Rittman is higher than in 89% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Rittman; the top destination outside it is Wadsworth (11%, 5 miles). The two grades for Rittman are C for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Measured by household income, Rittman is behind 74% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rittman at work: what stands out
Rittman makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Rittman are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Rittman residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Rittman workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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.
Jobs & income in Rittman: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rittman is better than 29% of U.S. towns, #824 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Rittman’s grade up (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rittman could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Factories, building and farms: 47% of the jobs in Rittman
1,569 jobs are based in Rittman.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rittman, 2013 → 2023: 1,215 → 1,569. 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 Rittman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rittman workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,375 commuters (the 9% 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.
Who leaves Rittman for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,294 residents head out to work, 279 work right here, and 1,290 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,100 people are in Rittman on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
The towns that employ Rittman’s residents
Where Rittman clocks in
11% 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.
How far Rittman’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.
Most trips from Rittman start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rittman is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #455 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Rittman 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 2,610 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). 4.4% of Rittman households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rittman’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rittman places 2,520th of 3,370 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,518 | Boulder Creek CA | 4,632 | $84K | 7.1% | 12.1% | 6% | C |
| 2,519 | Stone Mountain GA | 6,562 | $47K | 16.6% | 7.0% | 1% | C |
| 2,520 | Rittman OH | 6,120 | $60K | 14.0% | 8.2% | 11% | C |
| 2,521 | Emporia VA | 5,447 | $52K | 15.8% | 2.9% | 26% | C |
| 2,522 | Prairie du Chien WI | 5,408 | $54K | 17.4% | 2.1% | 42% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Rittman, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Rittman and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rittman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rittman | – | C | B− | 28 min | $60,154 |
| Chippewa Township | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $80,440 |
| Milton Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 20 min | $69,401 |
| Guilford Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 27 min | $111,983 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rittman’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 Rittman: questions
What is the median household income in Rittman?
$60,154 (±$9,317) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rittman?
14.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rittman?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rittman work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wadsworth (11%, 5 mi), Wooster (9%, 13 mi), Medina (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rittman walkable?
Rittman is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rittman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rittman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rittman
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.