Photo: Jhead99 · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Wayne Township (5.0%) than in 61% of U.S. towns
Wayne Township grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 2% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). Only 5% work in Wayne Township; the top destination outside it is Zanesville (27%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Wayne Township
A lot of Wayne Township works one town over
31% of working residents work in a town that borders Wayne Township: Zanesville (27%) and Washington Township (4%). Next door ↓
Few Wayne Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Wayne Township makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Wayne Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wayne Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. 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.
What’s behind Wayne Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wayne Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #570 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Wayne Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wayne Township could be anywhere from C to A.
The daily trip from Wayne Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wayne Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,417 commuters (the 2% 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.
A place that makes things: 37% of Wayne Township’s jobs are in goods
1,366 jobs are based in Wayne Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,052 → 1,366. 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 Wayne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Wayne Township
On a workday 1,929 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 1,269 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Wayne Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
Where Wayne Township goes to work
Where Wayne Township clocks in
27% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Wayne Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Wayne Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wayne Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #877 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Wayne 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 2,477 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). 2.5% of Wayne Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wayne Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700, Wayne Township ranks 1,806th of 3,692 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 33 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 59 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 65 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,804 | Bellville TX | 4,379 | $60K | 9.1% | 0.5% | 15% | B− |
| 1,805 | Haverhill NH | 4,667 | $86K | 11.4% | 0.8% | 28% | B− |
| 1,806 | Wayne Township OH | 4,958 | $79K | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5% | B− |
| 1,807 | Lake Mathews CA | 6,527 | $94K | 8.1% | 12.7% | 1% | B− |
| 1,808 | Perryville MD | 4,592 | $78K | 11.4% | 4.2% | 9% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | 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 Wayne Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Wayne Township and its neighbors: 31% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | B− | D | 25 min | $78,718 |
| Zanesville | 27% | D | B+ | 23 min | $43,280 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 40 min | $45,673 |
| Brush Creek Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 27 min | $53,014 |
| Salt Creek Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 22 min | $74,028 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $52,535 |
| Washington Township | 4% | C+ | D | 25 min | $63,528 |
| Pleasant Grove | under 2% | C− | C− | 26 min | $54,038 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Zanesville. Darker towns draw more of Wayne 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 Wayne Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wayne Township?
$78,718 (±$11,549) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
5.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Zanesville (27%, 6 mi), Columbus (7%, 56 mi), Washington Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Wayne Township walkable?
Wayne Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wayne 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 Wayne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wayne 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.