Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Waterford Township trail those of 77% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 15.1% of residents, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. Waterford Township grades C for jobs and income and C for walkability. About one in seven work in Waterford Township; the top destination outside it is Marietta (19%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Waterford Township and work: the main findings
Where Waterford Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Waterford Township is better than 27% of U.S. towns, #835 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Waterford Township’s grade up (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 14% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Waterford Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Who works in Waterford Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,248 residents head out to work, 231 work right here, and 1,232 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Waterford Township’s residents
Where Waterford Township clocks in
19% of workers
6% 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 the 1,463 jobs in Waterford Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waterford Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,473 → 1,463. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Waterford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Waterford Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waterford Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,319 commuters (the 11% 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.
How far it is to work from Waterford Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Waterford Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Waterford Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #644 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,484 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). 1.8% of Waterford Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Waterford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Waterford Township places 3,333rd of 4,535 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,331 | Elmendorf TX | 3,111 | $52K | 30.7% | 11.1% | 1% | C |
| 3,332 | Fraser Township MI | 2,946 | $62K | 13.1% | 5.2% | 6% | C |
| 3,333 | Waterford Township OH | 3,458 | $58K | 15.1% | 2.8% | 16% | C |
| 3,334 | Hoosick Falls NY | 3,171 | $48K | 16.1% | 2.1% | 13% | C |
| 3,335 | Lansing NY | 3,814 | $72K | 23.6% | 5.4% | 6% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Waterford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Waterford Township
The biggest share goes to Watertown Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waterford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Township | – | C | C | 26 min | $58,016 |
| Windsor Township | under 3% | D | D | 44 min | $55,714 |
| Watertown Township | 3% | B+ | D− | 26 min | $102,986 |
| Adams Township | under 3% | C | D− | 22 min | $79,643 |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waterford 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 2024, 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 Waterford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waterford Township?
$58,016 (±$11,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waterford Township?
15.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waterford Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waterford Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (19%, 14 mi), Beverly (6%, 1 mi), Parkersburg (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Waterford Township walkable?
Waterford Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Waterford 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 Waterford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waterford Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.