Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Windham Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
25 jobs are based in Windham Township; 794 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Windham Township for work; outside it, Garrettsville is the main destination (6%, 5 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Windham Township in brief
Windham Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Windham Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Windham Township has about 1,000 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Windham Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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 794 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Windham Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 789 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Windham Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Getting to work from Windham Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Windham Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 757 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where Windham Township goes to work
Where Windham Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Windham Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Windham Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 25. 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 Windham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Windham Township, by distance
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.
Windham Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Windham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windham Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $70,833 |
| Windham | 5% | C− | B | 29 min | $54,219 |
| Freedom Township | under 2% | C | D− | 25 min | $71,136 |
| Garrettsville | 6% | C | B− | 25 min | $66,404 |
| Nelson Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 35 min | $79,583 |
| Braceville Township | under 2% | C | B− | 25 min | $48,875 |
| Paris Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 34 min | $79,861 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Garrettsville. Darker towns draw more of Windham 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 Windham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Windham Township?
$70,833 (±$23,605) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Windham Township?
6.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Windham Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Windham Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garrettsville (6%, 5 mi), Ravenna (5%, 10 mi), Windham (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Windham 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 Windham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Windham 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.