Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Windsor Township works elsewhere
Household incomes here are lower than in 80% of U.S. towns. 103 jobs are based in Windsor Township, and 664 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Windsor Township is better than 9% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Windsor Township, in a few figures
Windsor Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Windsor Township is a place people come home to
There are 103 jobs based in Windsor Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Windsor Township has about 1,300 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Windsor 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 664 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Windsor Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Windsor Township’s grade up (13.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.2%) is left out: Windsor Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Windsor Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
About 44 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Windsor Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 653 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.
How many people are in Windsor Township by day
On a workday 649 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Windsor Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
8% of working residents work in McConnelsville
Where Windsor Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Windsor Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Windsor Township, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 103. 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 Windsor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Windsor Township commutes
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.
Most trips from Windsor Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 673 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). 3.5% of Windsor Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Windsor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Windsor Township next to U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500: 4,819th of 5,656 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,817 | Fairplain Township MI | 1,892 | $56K | 17.9% | 1.4% | 1% | D |
| 4,818 | Bolivar NY | 1,985 | $59K | 17.3% | 5.9% | 10% | D |
| 4,819 | Windsor Township OH | 1,879 | $56K | 13.6% | 2.2% | 2% | D |
| 4,820 | Postville IA | 2,402 | $49K | 23.7% | 5.2% | 26% | D |
| 4,821 | Marionville MO | 2,108 | $50K | 21.0% | 9.7% | 6% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Windsor Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Windsor Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Morgan Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Windsor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Township | – | D | D | 44 min | $55,714 |
| Waterford Township | under 2% | C | C | 26 min | $58,016 |
| Meigsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Palmer Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Penn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Township | under 2% | — | — | 54 min | — |
| Marion Township | under 2% | D | D− | 44 min | $61,607 |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Malta Township | under 2% | D | D | 25 min | $54,306 |
| Morgan Township | 7% | C− | B+ | 23 min | $47,337 |
| Watertown Township | 2% | B+ | D− | 26 min | $102,986 |
Same-state neighbors only. Meigsville Township: not graded. Palmer Township, Penn Township, Wesley Township and Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Windsor 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 Windsor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Windsor Township?
$55,714 (±$11,533) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Windsor Township?
13.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Windsor Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Windsor Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McConnelsville (8%, 9 mi), Morgan Township (7%, 9 mi), Marietta (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Windsor Township walkable?
Windsor Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Windsor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Windsor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Windsor 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.