Wooster is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 27,030 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Wooster is the 55th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities, Wooster isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wooster are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wooster is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wooster who work in office and administrative support (9.64%), sales jobs (8.64%), and teaching (8.55%). Also of interest is that Wooster has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.72% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Wooster, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Wooster provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. One of the benefits of Wooster is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.43 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Wooster does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Wooster is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.37% of adults in Wooster have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wooster in 2022 was $33,270, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,080 for a family of four. However, Wooster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wooster is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wooster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wooster residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wooster include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Wooster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
