Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 2.6%, unemployment in Wintersville is lower than in 76% of U.S. towns
Wintersville grades B for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in ten stay in Wintersville for work; outside it, Steubenville is the main destination (24%, 3 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wintersville in brief
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Wintersville’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 30 minutes, longer than the Ohio average of 23. Time on the road ↓
Wintersville is where the jobs are
Wintersville has 2,447 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Wintersville and Steubenville trade workers both ways
Steubenville is the top workplace for Wintersville residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Wintersville come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in Wintersville are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Wintersville
58% of Wintersville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 38% of the jobs based in Wintersville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 89% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Wintersville
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wintersville is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #473 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Wintersville’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wintersville could be anywhere from C− to A.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wintersville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,414 commuters (the 19% 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.
Who commutes out of Wintersville, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,258 residents head out to work, 154 work right here, and 2,293 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,700 people are in Wintersville on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Wintersville’s workforce comes from
Where Wintersville clocks in
24% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Wintersville: what the 2,447 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wintersville, 2014 → 2024: 2,421 → 2,447. 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 Wintersville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Wintersville commutes less than 8 miles
About 20% 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.
Getting around Wintersville: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wintersville is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #493 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,746 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). 5.0% of Wintersville households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wintersville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,600 to 4,900, Wintersville ranks 1,587th of 4,210 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,585 | Sandy Township OH | 2,941 | $59K | 11.5% | 0.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,586 | Bloomingdale GA | 3,077 | $60K | 9.5% | 0.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,587 | Wintersville OH | 3,660 | $77K | 8.1% | 2.6% | 11% | B |
| 1,588 | Emma Township KS | 4,017 | $75K | 7.0% | 3.7% | 22% | B |
| 1,589 | Big Coppitt Key FL | 3,109 | $105K | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,210 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Wintersville, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
25% of Wintersville works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wintersville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wintersville | – | B | C+ | 30 min | $76,768 |
| Cross Creek Township | 1% | B | C− | 25 min | $72,003 |
| Steubenville | 24% | D | A | 18 min | $48,172 |
| Island Creek Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $67,805 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Steubenville. Darker towns draw more of Wintersville’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 Wintersville: questions
What is the median household income in Wintersville?
$76,768 (±$22,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wintersville?
8.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wintersville?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wintersville work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steubenville (24%, 3 mi), Weirton (7%, 8 mi), Toronto (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Wintersville walkable?
Wintersville is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wintersville 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 Wintersville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wintersville
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.