Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Ross Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Ross Township itself; outside it, Steubenville draws the most (12%, 13 miles). Ross Township has 17 jobs; 218 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Ross Township, in brief
Ross Township is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Ross Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ross Township has about 440 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ross Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Ross Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 218 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Ross Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 216 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Ross Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Time on the road from Ross Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ross Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 245 commuters (the 0% 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 Ross Township goes to work
Where Ross Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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 Ross Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ross Township, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 17. 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 Ross Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Ross Township commutes
About 21% 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.
Next door is work for 10% of Ross Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ross Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $66,929 |
| Brush Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Springfield Township | 10% | C− | D | 29 min | $61,406 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $70,288 |
| Knox Township | under 3% | C− | C | 23 min | $50,132 |
| Saline Township | under 3% | C | D− | 30 min | $91,458 |
| Island Creek Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $67,805 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brush Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Springfield Township. Darker towns draw more of Ross 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 Ross Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ross Township?
$66,929 (±$29,084) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ross Township?
8.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ross Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ross Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steubenville (12%, 13 mi), Springfield Township (10%, 5 mi), Amsterdam (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ross Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ross Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ross 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.