Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Rome Township works elsewhere
The two grades for Rome Township are C for jobs and income and D for walkability. Rome Township has 96 jobs; 666 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Rome Township for work; outside it, Cleveland is the main destination (5%, 44 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Rome Township: the figures worth knowing
Rome Township is a place people come home to
There are 96 jobs based in Rome Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rome Township has about 1,400 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rome Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 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; with 666 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Rome Township
On income, poverty and job access, Rome Township is better than 31% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Rome Township’s grade up ($80,714, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (1.9%) is left out: Rome 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, Rome Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
A workday in Rome Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 660 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Rome 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.
How long Rome Township spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 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 644 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.
The places Rome Township commutes to
Where Rome Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
34% of the jobs in Rome Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rome Township, 2013 → 2023: 213 → 96. 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.
The commute from Rome Township, by distance
About 16% 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.
Getting around Rome Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rome Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns. 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 707 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). 1.6% 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.
Rome Township next to U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600: 3,147th of 5,234 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,145 | Ackley IA | 1,530 | $63K | 7.5% | 2.0% | 16% | C |
| 3,146 | Cooperstown NY | 1,840 | $76K | 11.6% | 5.8% | 35% | C |
| 3,147 | Rome Township OH | 1,948 | $81K | 16.5% | 1.9% | 1% | C |
| 3,148 | Clinton Township PA | 2,071 | $68K | 9.6% | 4.4% | 2% | C |
| 3,149 | Ridgebury Township PA | 1,886 | $67K | 11.0% | 7.6% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | 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 Rome Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Rome Township
The biggest share goes to Orwell Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rome Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Township | – | C | D | 34 min | $80,714 |
| Morgan Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 33 min | $78,289 |
| Orwell Township | 3% | D | C | 37 min | $46,069 |
| Hartsgrove Township | under 3% | C | D− | 31 min | $103,393 |
| New Lyme Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 33 min | $54,915 |
| Roaming Shores | under 3% | B+ | D | 38 min | $91,078 |
| Trumbull Township | 3% | C− | D | 46 min | $55,781 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$80,714 (±$22,427) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rome Township?
16.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rome Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rome Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (5%, 44 mi), Chardon (4%, 18 mi), Ashtabula (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rome Township walkable?
Rome Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rome 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 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.