Photo: Photo by and ©2003 Homefryes · CC BY-SA 2.5Sheffield Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn Sheffield Township B; getting around on foot earns it D−. There are 93 jobs in Sheffield Township; 586 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Sheffield Township; the top destination outside it is Ashtabula (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sheffield Township and work: the main findings
Sheffield Township is a place people come home to
There are 93 jobs based in Sheffield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sheffield Township has about 980 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sheffield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 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 586 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Sheffield Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Sheffield Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Sheffield Township’s grade up (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (3.5%) is left out: Sheffield 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, Sheffield Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
A workday in Sheffield Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 581 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Sheffield Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheffield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 610 commuters (the 7% 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 the trip to work from Sheffield Township ends
Where Sheffield Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Sheffield Township: what the 93 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sheffield Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 93. 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 Sheffield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Sheffield Township works
About 20% 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.
Driving is how Sheffield Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sheffield Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Sheffield 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 658 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 Sheffield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sheffield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Sheffield Township ranks: 1,851st of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 31 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,849 | Monticello WI | 1,173 | $76K | 8.2% | 1.9% | 2% | B |
| 1,850 | New Holstein WI | 1,490 | $101K | 13.7% | 2.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,851 | Sheffield Township OH | 1,471 | $92K | 5.9% | 3.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,852 | Charlotte Park FL | 1,966 | $60K | 3.7% | 4.2% | <1% | B |
| 1,853 | Franklin ID | 1,155 | $82K | 3.6% | 6.2% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Sheffield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Sheffield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheffield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Township | – | B | D− | 32 min | $91,625 |
| Denmark Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Kingsville Township | under 3% | C | D | 22 min | $78,631 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | C | D | 28 min | $65,352 |
Same-state neighbors only. Denmark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sheffield 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 Sheffield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sheffield Township?
$91,625 (±$46,261) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheffield Township?
5.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheffield Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheffield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashtabula (13%, 7 mi), Jefferson (8%, 8 mi), Cleveland (5%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sheffield Township walkable?
Sheffield Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sheffield 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 Sheffield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheffield 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.