Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Waterville Township (1.6%) is lower than in 89% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Waterville Township; the top destination outside it is Toledo (25%, 15 miles). For jobs and income Waterville Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (B). Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Waterville Township, in brief
Waterville Township and Toledo trade workers both ways
Toledo is the top workplace for Waterville Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Waterville Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Waterville Township makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Waterville Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Waterville Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Waterville Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Waterville Township went from 1,690 in 2014 to 2,341 in 2024, +39%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Waterville Township
Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Waterville Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Commuting out of Waterville Township: the destinations
Where Waterville Township clocks in
25% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 41% of work in Waterville Township
2,341 jobs are based in Waterville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waterville Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,690 → 2,341. 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 Waterville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Waterville Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,025 residents head out to work, 245 work right here, and 2,096 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,200 people are in Waterville Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.72 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 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Waterville Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waterville Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,962 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.
The distance from Waterville Township to work
About 16% 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.
In Waterville Township, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% 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 3,317 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of Waterville Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Waterville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Waterville Township is 441st among 3,164 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 439 | Doylestown PA | 8,330 | $99K | 5.5% | 2.9% | 13% | A |
| 440 | Jamul CA | 6,574 | $153K | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3% | A |
| 441 | Waterville Township OH | 7,112 | $114K | 7.1% | 1.6% | 7% | A |
| 442 | North Codorus Township PA | 9,486 | $98K | 4.1% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| 443 | Tiffin IA | 7,156 | $101K | 7.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,164 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Waterville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 13% of Waterville Township
The biggest share goes to Whitehouse (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waterville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville Township | – | A | B | 23 min | $114,360 |
| Waterville | 4% | A | B− | 27 min | $104,114 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | A | D− | 25 min | $130,643 |
| Swanton Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 23 min | $69,044 |
| Middleton Township | under 3% | A− | D | 21 min | $121,419 |
| Monclova Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 22 min | $117,891 |
| Providence Township | under 3% | B | D | 27 min | $97,675 |
| Whitehouse | 6% | A− | B+ | 24 min | $93,229 |
| Perrysburg Township | 3% | B | C | 20 min | $73,988 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waterville 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 Waterville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waterville Township?
$114,360 (±$15,311) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waterville Township?
7.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waterville Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waterville Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toledo (25%, 15 mi), Whitehouse (6%, 1 mi), Maumee (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Waterville Township walkable?
Waterville Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Waterville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waterville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waterville 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.