Williamsfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Williamsfield Township are C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Williamsfield Township has 35 jobs for 512 working residents. Only 1% work in Williamsfield Township itself; outside it, Andover draws the most (14%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Williamsfield Township and work: the main findings
Williamsfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Williamsfield Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Williamsfield Township has about 950 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Williamsfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 512 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Williamsfield Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Williamsfield Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Williamsfield Township’s grade up (10.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.0%) is left out: Williamsfield Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Williamsfield Township could be anywhere from D to B.
A workday in Williamsfield Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 505 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 950 people are in Williamsfield Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The daily trip from Williamsfield Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Williamsfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 432 commuters (the 8% 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.
Out of Williamsfield Township to work: where people go
Where Williamsfield Township clocks in
14% of workers
5% 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.
Williamsfield Township makes things: 43% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williamsfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 35. 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 Williamsfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Williamsfield Township works
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Williamsfield Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Williamsfield Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Williamsfield 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 471 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). 0.9% of Williamsfield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Williamsfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,696th of 5,877: where Williamsfield Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,694 | Colchester Township IL | 1,511 | $64K | 9.9% | 2.9% | 11% | C |
| 3,695 | Otter Creek Township IN | 1,384 | $73K | 12.1% | 1.6% | 0% | C |
| 3,696 | Williamsfield Township OH | 1,430 | $65K | 10.9% | 2.0% | 1% | C |
| 3,697 | Harrison Township OH | 1,511 | $60K | 14.5% | 4.6% | 3% | C |
| 3,698 | Tidmore Bend AL | 1,192 | $61K | 14.6% | 4.0% | 0% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Williamsfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Williamsfield Township
The biggest share goes to Andover Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williamsfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsfield Township | – | C | D− | 28 min | $65,298 |
| Andover Township | 4% | D− | B− | 27 min | $57,406 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Kinsman Township | under 2% | B− | D | 40 min | $62,153 |
| Cherry Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cherry Valley Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Williamsfield 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 Williamsfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Williamsfield Township?
$65,298 (±$39,571) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williamsfield Township?
10.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Williamsfield Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Williamsfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Andover (14%, 5 mi), Cleveland (5%, 58 mi), Mentor (4%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Williamsfield Township walkable?
Williamsfield Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Williamsfield 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 Williamsfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williamsfield 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.