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Jobs & commute in Ruggles Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Ruggles Township works elsewhere

Ruggles Township has 70 jobs; 380 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Ruggles Township; the top destination outside it is Ashland (29%, 12 miles). Working from home is the commute for 48% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

70 jobs based here
Household income
$71K
median · Ohio $71K
Poverty
3.5%
Ohio 13.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Ohio 4.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
2%
6 of 380 working residents
Work from home
48%
Ohio 13% · U.S. 15%
What stands out · In brief

Work in Ruggles Township, in a few figures

48%work from home · OH 13%2jobs for every ten working residents29%work in Ashland

Home offices are common in Ruggles Township

48% of Ruggles Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓

Ruggles Township is a place people come home to

There are 70 jobs based in Ruggles Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ruggles Township has about 670 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

29% of Ruggles Township works in Ashland

109 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Ashland, 12 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Ruggles 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; with 380 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Time on the road

Working from home in Ruggles Township

Working from home
48%

of Ruggles Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 5 in 10
How Ruggles Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 55 commuters (the 48% 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.

Day and night

How many people are in Ruggles Township by day

On a workday 374 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.

374live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
64work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night980
Workday670
980live here− 370head out to work+ 64come in to work= 670on a workday

About 670 people are in Ruggles Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Ruggles Township: the destinations

SavannahNew LondonWellington: 11 residents work here (3%)Norwalk: 7 residents work here (2%)SanduskyMedina: 8 residents work here (2%)Ashland: 109 residents work here (29%)Ontario: 8 residents work here (2%)Wooster: 10 residents work here (3%)Mansfield: 10 residents work here (3%)Columbus: 8 residents work here (2%)Cleveland: 8 residents work here (2%)Sullivan TownshipMadison TownshipNew London TownshipOrange TownshipGreenwich TownshipClear Creek TownshipRuggles TownshipTroy TownshipMontgomery Township: 12 residents work here (3%)AshlandMontgomery TownshipWellingtonWoosterMansfieldMedinaRuggles Township
1
Ashland11.6 mi away
29%109
2
Montgomery Township11.8 mi away
3%12
3
Wellington11.9 mi away
3%11
4
Wooster27.7 mi away
3%10
5
Mansfield19.6 mi away
3%10
6
Medina27.8 mi away
2%8
7
Ontario21.6 mi away
2%8
8
Columbus78.6 mi away
2%8
9
Cleveland48.1 mi away
2%8
10
Norwalk19 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
50%189
The top trips

Where Ruggles Township clocks in

29% of workers
11.6 mi awayAshland109 Ruggles Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3% of workers
11.8 mi awayMontgomery Township12 Ruggles Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3% of workers
11.9 mi awayWellington11 Ruggles Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Jobs in Ruggles Township: what the 70 are

Jobs based in Ruggles TownshipJobs Ruggles Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms9%31%
Trade, transport & utilities53%19%
Services: health, schools, offices39%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%33%
Over $3,333 a month63%54%

Who does it

29 or younger20%24%
30 to 5456%51%
55 and older24%25%
+119%

Jobs based in Ruggles Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 70. 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 Ruggles Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Ruggles Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAshland: 29% · 11.6 miMontgomery Township: 3% · 11.8 miWellington: 3% · 11.9 miWooster: 3% · 27.7 miMansfield: 3% · 19.6 miMedina: 2% · 27.8 miOntario: 2% · 21.6 miColumbus: 2% · 78.6 miCleveland: 2% · 48.1 miNorwalk: 2% · 19 miAshland 29%Montgomery Township 3%Wellington 3%Wooster 3%Mansfield 3%Ruggles Township
Ruggles TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
12%Under 10 mi47 residents
48%10–24 mi181 residents
22%25–50 mi84 residents
17%Over 50 mi66 residents

About 17% 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

Around Ruggles Township: the bordering towns

Greenwich Township: few work hereClear Creek Township: few work hereTroy Township: few work hereNew London Township: few work hereGreenwich TownshipClear Creek TownshipTroy TownshipNew London TownshipRuggles Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Greenwich Township21 min
New London Township27 min
Troy Township27 min
Clear Creek Township28 min
Greenwich Townshipunder 2% of Ruggles TownshipClear Creek Townshipunder 2% of Ruggles TownshipTroy Townshipunder 2% of Ruggles TownshipNew London Townshipunder 2% of Ruggles Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownRuggles Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Ruggles Township–———$71,384
Greenwich Townshipunder 2%BB−21 min$77,602
Clear Creek Townshipunder 2%B−C−28 min$73,814
Troy Townshipunder 2%BD−27 min$88,075
New London Townshipunder 2%C−B+27 min$53,890

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Ruggles Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Ruggles Township: questions

What is the median household income in Ruggles Township?

$71,384 (±$30,699) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Ruggles Township?

3.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Ruggles Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (29%, 12 mi), Montgomery Township (3%, 12 mi), Wellington (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Ruggles 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 Ruggles Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Ruggles Township

Ruggles Township home →
$1,547median rent
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HandbookGetting around Ruggles TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in OHShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.