Photo: JonRidinger · CC BY-SA 4.0Rootstown Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B+: better than 74% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #327 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability C: more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns · #683 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are higher than in 67% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 7% work in Rootstown Township; the top destination outside it is Akron (12%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What’s behind Rootstown Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rootstown Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #327 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Rootstown Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rootstown Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Rootstown Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,862 residents head out to work, 280 work right here, and 1,598 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,400 people are in Rootstown Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.45 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.
12% of working residents work in Akron
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Rootstown Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 1,878 jobs in Rootstown Township are
1,878 jobs are based in Rootstown Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rootstown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rootstown Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,405 → 1,878. 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.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rootstown Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,937 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Rootstown Township commutes less than 15 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Rootstown Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rootstown Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #683 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Rootstown 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 4,458 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). 2.1% of Rootstown Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rootstown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rootstown Township is 981st of 2,893 U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Rootstown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 979 | Eagle CO | 7,280 | $110K | 6.8% | 1.5% | 22% | B+ |
| 980 | Sleepy Hollow NY | 11,474 | $104K | 8.7% | 5.5% | 7% | B+ |
| 981 | Rootstown Township OH | 8,691 | $89K | 7.0% | 3.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 982 | Lower Windsor Township PA | 7,845 | $87K | 7.0% | 3.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 983 | Charlestown RI | 8,002 | $109K | 4.2% | 4.1% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,893 | 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.
Rootstown Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Rootstown Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rootstown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rootstown Township | – | B+ | C | 27 min | $89,185 |
| Brimfield Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 26 min | $91,132 |
| Ravenna Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 21 min | $63,875 |
| Edinburg Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $105,352 |
| Randolph Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $64,964 |
| Charlestown Township | under 2% | B | C− | 24 min | $61,948 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Rootstown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rootstown Township?
$89,185 (±$12,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rootstown Township?
7.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rootstown Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rootstown Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (12%, 14 mi), Ravenna (7%, 4 mi), Kent (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rootstown Township walkable?
Rootstown 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 Rootstown 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 Rootstown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rootstown 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.