Ward Township’s household incomes are lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Ward Township itself; outside it, Logan draws the most (20%, 10 miles). 11.6% of residents live below the poverty line (Ohio 13.3%). The two grades for Ward Township are D for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Ward Township, in brief
Ward Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Ward Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ward Township has about 820 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ward Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 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 381 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Ward Township
On income, poverty and job access, Ward Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Ward Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($47,250, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (3.8%) is left out: Ward Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Ward Township could be anywhere from D to C.
The daily flow of workers through Ward Township
On a workday 375 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Ward Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.08 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.
Time on the road from Ward Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ward Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 428 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 Ward Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ward Township clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Ward Township
29 jobs are based in Ward Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ward Township, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 29. 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 Ward Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Ward Township’s workers travel
About 25% 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.
Ward Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ward Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Ward 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 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). 8.5% of Ward Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ward Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Ward Township ranks: 3,328th of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 41 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,326 | Sand Beach Township MI | 1,119 | $60K | 11.7% | 9.2% | 5% | D |
| 3,327 | Union Township OH | 1,340 | $46K | 15.2% | 9.1% | 1% | D |
| 3,328 | Ward Township OH | 1,175 | $47K | 11.6% | 3.8% | 2% | D |
| 3,329 | Carthage Township OH | 1,464 | $54K | 11.4% | 2.8% | <1% | D |
| 3,330 | Mountain Village CO | 1,234 | $53K | 21.6% | 4.3% | 49% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | 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 Ward Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Ward Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Nelsonville (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ward Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Township | – | D | D− | 33 min | $47,250 |
| Green Township | 2% | C− | B− | 30 min | $62,060 |
| York Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 41 min | $56,208 |
| Trimble Township | under 2% | C− | C | 32 min | $58,063 |
| Coal Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Nelsonville | 6% | D | A− | 29 min | $49,750 |
| Buchtel | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Coal Township and Buchtel: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ward 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 Ward Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ward Township?
$47,250 (±$16,796) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ward Township?
11.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ward Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ward Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (20%, 10 mi), Lancaster (9%, 25 mi), Columbus (9%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ward Township walkable?
Ward Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ward Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ward Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ward 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.