Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Wayne Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Wayne Township itself; outside it, Wooster draws the most (34%, 3 miles). Employers in Wayne Township report 684 jobs; 1,658 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Wayne Township are B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wayne Township: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Wayne Township works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Wayne Township: Wooster (34%) and Wooster Township (3%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Wayne Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio 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.
Inside Wayne Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wayne Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #435 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Wayne Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wayne Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Wayne Township’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 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 1,764 commuters (the 9% 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.
In and out of Wayne Township on a workday
On a workday 1,645 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 671 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Wayne Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Wayne Township’s working residents head each day
Where Wayne Township clocks in
4% 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.
Jobs in Wayne Township: what the 684 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 791 → 684. 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 Wayne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Wayne Township commutes
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.
Most trips from Wayne Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wayne Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #224 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 6.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,929 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). 1.2% 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.
Wayne Township next to U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400: 1,463rd of 4,177 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 64 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,461 | Palmyra Township OH | 2,801 | $89K | 11.8% | 3.6% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,462 | Butler Township OH | 3,461 | $73K | 4.4% | 3.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,463 | Wayne Township OH | 4,002 | $85K | 8.1% | 4.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,464 | Sunnyside CA | 4,639 | $114K | 8.8% | 6.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,465 | Coplay PA | 3,532 | $62K | 11.9% | 1.6% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
37% of Wayne Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | B+ | B+ | 18 min | $84,746 |
| Wooster | 34% | B | A | 17 min | $66,898 |
| Canaan Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $76,431 |
| Chester Township | under 2% | B | C | 26 min | $73,625 |
| Green Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $73,422 |
| Wooster Township | 3% | C+ | C− | 16 min | $70,296 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wooster. 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 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 Wayne Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wayne Township?
$84,746 (±$13,560) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
8.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wooster (34%, 3 mi), Orrville (4%, 9 mi), Akron (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wayne Township walkable?
Wayne Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wayne Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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), 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.