Bean Road farmstead near Cable, 2016
Wayne Township’s story
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Wayne TownshipOH
A town of 1,893. 2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,893
2025 Census estimate · +0.7% since 2020
Median home value
$244K
Census ACS
Household income
$93K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
141
A commuter town
Is Wayne Township a good place to live?
Wayne Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Wayne Township, below both Ohio’s towns (9.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On civic life, just 139 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better. Wayne Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wayne Township stand out
Where Wayne Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Wayne Township9.3
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical OH town3.9
Civic lifeA
2.4 times the nonprofits per person
than the typical Ohio town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Triad Local schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Triad Elementary School | PK–4 | 354 |
| Triad High School | 9–12 | 226 |
SchoolsA−
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Natural hazardsA−
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Wayne Township for work
Where Wayne Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
141jobs based in Wayne Township
5%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Wayne Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Wayne Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.9 of 20; 0.8% of households have no car; 0.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 26% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →Jobs & income$93K median household incomeB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $244K, 3.2 years of the Urbana area’s $76K median household incomeBOpen →HealthMercy Health - Urbana Hospital 7.7 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailDOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life9.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Wayne Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wayne Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Wayne Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Champaign County Board of ElectionsChampaign County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes43009, 43060, 43078, 4304743009 70% · 43060 24% · 43078 4% · 43047 2%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wayne Township.
SchoolsA−
Public schools in Wayne Township beat 78% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Triad Local school district. Its two schools are below.
78%of OH districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triad Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 354 | A− |
| Triad High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 226 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Wayne Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Wayne Township for work: only 5% work in town. Wayne Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Wayne Township fell to 141 in 2023, 57 fewer than in 2013.
5%work in town
| Wayne Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Wayne Township5%
Urbana11%
Marysville9%
Allen Township7%
Perry Township5%
16 mi
median commute distance
141
jobs based in Wayne Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Low risk in Wayne Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Wayne Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Wayne Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Health in Wayne Township trails 60% of U.S. towns
Wayne Township beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Wayne Township.
40%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Wayne Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
3 better28 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Wayne Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 14.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.1% | 15.3% |
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
7.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1%conserved
1%
conserved · 209 of 20,535 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 60 attractions →Ohio Stadium and 40 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wayne Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
38 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
14 mi MountainCampbell Hill
36 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
27 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and AquariumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Wayne Township
18pages on Wayne Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wayne Township
About 2 of every 100 Wayne Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Wayne Township
Township in Ohio, US
Wayne Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,872.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft
Wayne Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Wayne Township.
Rush TownshipUnion TownshipZane TownshipWayne Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Rush Township | #587 | B− | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | D | — | B− | C |
| Zane Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
Wayne Township, Union Township and Zane Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wayne Township, Rush Township, Union Township and Zane Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wayne Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wayne Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wayne Township, OH a good place to live?
2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Wayne Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.