Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Rochester Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Rochester Township for work; outside it, Cleveland is the main destination (9%, 42 miles). Rochester Township has 43 jobs, against 395 working residents. Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average; the Ohio average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Rochester Township, in brief
Rochester Township is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Rochester Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rochester Township has about 440 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rochester Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Rochester Township is Cleveland, 42 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (37) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Rochester Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 395 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Rochester Township on a workday
On a workday 392 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Rochester Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 2024, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Rochester Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rochester Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 437 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.
Out of Rochester Township to work: where people go
Where Rochester Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
What Rochester Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rochester Township, 2014 → 2024: 27 → 43. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rochester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rochester Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rochester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $90,962 |
| Brighton Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Troy Township | under 2% | B | D− | 27 min | $88,075 |
| New London Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 27 min | $53,890 |
| Huntington Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 36 min | $103,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brighton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rochester 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 2024, 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 Rochester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rochester Township?
$90,962 (±$11,588) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rochester Township?
2.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rochester Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rochester Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (9%, 42 mi), Wellington (8%, 6 mi), Elyria (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rochester Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rochester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rochester Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.