Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRome Township has lower unemployment (1.0%) than 94% of U.S. towns
6% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). Jobs and income earn Rome Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 8% work in Rome Township; the top destination outside it is Huntington (33%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rome Township and work: the main findings
Many Rome Township workers cross into West Virginia
71% of Rome Township workers work outside Ohio, most of them in West Virginia, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Rome Township is a place people come home to
There are 804 jobs based in Rome Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rome Township has about 5,600 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Rome Township works in Huntington
1,171 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Huntington, WV, 9.1 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Rome Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Rome Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rome Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #639 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Rome Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 15% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rome Township could be anywhere from C+ to B.
Where people from Rome Township work
Where Rome Township clocks in
33% of workers
3% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Rome Township
On a workday 3,288 residents head out to work, 272 work right here, and 532 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Rome Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
Making and building: 29% of jobs based in Rome Township
804 jobs are based in Rome Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rome Township, 2013 → 2023: 774 → 804. 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 Rome Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Rome Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rome Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,737 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where in the region Rome Township works
About 25% 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.
Rome Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rome Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #678 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Rome 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 3,985 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). 6.0% of Rome Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rome Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Rome Township ranks: 1,784th of 2,947 U.S. towns of 5,900 to 11,300
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,782 | Robinson Township IL | 9,399 | $78K | 7.9% | 3.9% | 47% | B− |
| 1,783 | Crane Township OH | 7,489 | $67K | 10.7% | 3.0% | 35% | B− |
| 1,784 | Rome Township OH | 8,393 | $73K | 12.2% | 1.0% | 8% | B− |
| 1,785 | Crestwood IL | 10,529 | $76K | 13.0% | 8.2% | 5% | B− |
| 1,786 | Hitchcock TX | 7,722 | $74K | 14.4% | 5.5% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,947 | 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 Rome Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Rome Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lesage (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rome Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Township | – | B− | C | 23 min | $72,747 |
| Union Township | 2% | C+ | C | 22 min | $58,311 |
| Windsor Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $69,684 |
| Proctorville | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Guyan Township | under 2% | C− | D | 18 min | $69,167 |
| Crown City | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Proctorville and Crown City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rome 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 Rome Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rome Township?
$72,747 (±$6,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rome Township?
12.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rome Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rome Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (33%, 9 mi), Barboursville (3%, 9 mi), Ashland (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rome Township walkable?
Rome Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rome Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rome Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rome 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.