Photo: Larry Pieniazek, Lar (commons) or User:Lar (primary) · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Wellington Township (2.1%) is lower than in 83% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; the Ohio average is 23, the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Wellington Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (B−). Measured by household income, Wellington Township is behind 56% 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 Wellington Township, in brief
Wellington Township trades workers with the towns around it
Wellington Township has about as many jobs (2,372) as working residents (2,757), but they are mostly different people: 2,281 residents leave for work each day while 1,896 people come in. Only 20% of the jobs in Wellington Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Wellington Township and Wellington trade workers both ways
Wellington is the top workplace for Wellington Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Wellington Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Wellington Township makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Wellington Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wellington Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
Wellington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Inside Wellington Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Wellington Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($71,298, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wellington Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
In and out of Wellington Township on a workday
On a workday 2,281 residents head out to work, 476 work right here, and 1,896 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 (0.86 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.
15% of working residents work in Wellington
Where Wellington Township clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Wellington Township works in goods: 39% of its jobs
2,372 jobs are based in Wellington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wellington Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,623 → 2,372. 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 Wellington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wellington Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wellington Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,526 commuters (the 7% 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.
Half of Wellington Township commutes less than 21 miles
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.
Few in Wellington Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,722 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). 13.5% of Wellington Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wellington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wellington Township next to U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300: 1,332nd of 3,370 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 39 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
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| 50 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 12% | A+ |
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| 1,330 | Summit Township PA | 7,539 | $74K | 9.8% | 2.3% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,331 | Tontitown AR | 8,046 | $86K | 4.7% | 6.0% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,332 | Wellington Township OH | 6,144 | $71K | 9.2% | 2.1% | 17% | B+ |
| 1,333 | Annville Township PA | 5,037 | $71K | 4.3% | 5.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,334 | Deale MD | 5,333 | $126K | 3.7% | 6.9% | 8% | B+ |
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| 3,370 | 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 Wellington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Wellington Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wellington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Township | – | B+ | B− | 29 min | $71,298 |
| Huntington Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 36 min | $103,750 |
| Wellington | 15% | B | B− | 27 min | $61,578 |
| Brighton Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pittsfield Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 34 min | $73,000 |
| Penfield Township | under 2% | C | D | 28 min | $98,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brighton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wellington. Darker towns draw more of Wellington 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 Wellington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wellington Township?
$71,298 (±$13,851) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wellington Township?
9.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wellington Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wellington Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wellington (15%, 1 mi), Cleveland (10%, 35 mi), Elyria (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Wellington Township walkable?
Wellington Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wellington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wellington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wellington 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.