Unemployment in Wooster Township (6.8%) is higher than in 81% of U.S. towns
Only 7% stay in Wooster Township for work; outside it, Wooster is the main destination (36%, 4 miles). For jobs and income Wooster Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (C−). The average commute takes 16 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Wooster Township apart
Wooster Township trades workers with the towns around it
Wooster Township has about as many jobs (2,267) as working residents (1,973), but they are mostly different people: 1,844 residents leave for work each day while 2,138 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Wooster Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Wooster Township and Wooster trade workers both ways
Wooster is the top workplace for Wooster Township residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Wooster Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Wooster Township makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Wooster Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wooster Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Wooster Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio 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.
Why Wooster Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Job access by car holds Wooster Township’s grade up (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wooster Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,844 residents head out to work, 129 work right here, and 2,138 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.15 per resident).
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 places Wooster Township commutes to
Where Wooster Township clocks in
4% 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.
Wooster Township makes things: 44% of its jobs are in goods
2,267 jobs are based in Wooster Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wooster Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,488 → 2,267. 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 Wooster Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wooster Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,788 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Wooster Township commutes less than 9 miles
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.
Few in Wooster Township walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 2,032 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). 0.7% of Wooster Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wooster Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200, Wooster Township ranks 2,443rd of 3,938 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 56 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 2,441 | Porter Township MI | 3,946 | $80K | 10.7% | 6.7% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,442 | Claibourne Township OH | 4,151 | $66K | 9.8% | 4.8% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,443 | Wooster Township OH | 4,603 | $70K | 10.0% | 6.8% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,444 | Hannahs Mill GA | 3,230 | $70K | 11.7% | 3.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,445 | North Terre Haute IN | 4,534 | $55K | 15.7% | 2.1% | 3% | C+ |
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| 3,938 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Wooster Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 39% of Wooster Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wooster Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster Township | – | C+ | C− | 16 min | $70,296 |
| Wooster | 36% | B | A | 17 min | $66,898 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 21 min | $71,384 |
| Plain Township | 2% | B | C | 24 min | $85,909 |
| East Union Township | 1% | A− | B+ | 17 min | $72,778 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 18 min | $84,746 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 20 min | $72,336 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wooster. Darker towns draw more of Wooster 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 Wooster Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wooster Township?
$70,296 (±$10,630) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wooster Township?
10.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wooster Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wooster Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wooster (36%, 4 mi), Orrville (4%, 12 mi), Akron (3%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wooster Township walkable?
Wooster Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wooster 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 Wooster Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wooster 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.