Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWinchester Township’s household incomes are lower than in 76% of U.S. towns
3% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). 12.1% of residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. For jobs and income Winchester Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Winchester Township apart on work
Winchester Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Winchester Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 611 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Winchester Township’s grade
Unemployment holds Winchester Township’s grade up (2.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Winchester Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
A commute of about 37 minutes in Winchester Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winchester Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,088 commuters (the 3% 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 Winchester Township on a workday
On a workday 579 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 403 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.
0.71 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.
10% of working residents work in West Union
Where Winchester Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
What Winchester Township’s employers do
435 jobs are based in Winchester Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winchester Township, 2014 → 2024: 325 → 435. 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 Winchester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Winchester Township
About 26% 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.
Most trips from Winchester Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,122 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). 4.7% of Winchester Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Winchester Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Winchester Township is 3,406th among 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,404 | Kotzebue AK | 2,876 | $110K | 14.4% | 6.2% | — | C |
| 3,405 | Fraser Township MI | 2,946 | $62K | 13.1% | 5.2% | 6% | C |
| 3,406 | Winchester Township OH | 2,243 | $59K | 12.1% | 2.9% | 5% | C |
| 3,407 | Killbuck Township OH | 1,924 | $66K | 9.6% | 6.4% | 6% | C |
| 3,408 | Beaver Township PA | 1,782 | $64K | 8.5% | 3.7% | 6% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Winchester Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Winchester Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Scott Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winchester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester Township | – | C | C+ | 37 min | $58,750 |
| Scott Township | 4% | D− | C+ | 35 min | $52,500 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | C− | 44 min | $81,992 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | D− | C− | 27 min | $45,066 |
| Eagle Township | under 2% | C | C | 29 min | $90,365 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 28 min | $71,615 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winchester 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 Winchester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Winchester Township?
$58,750 (±$14,548) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winchester Township?
12.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winchester Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winchester Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Union (10%, 13 mi), Hillsboro (6%, 17 mi), Columbus (6%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Winchester Township walkable?
Winchester Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Winchester Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winchester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winchester 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.