fDi magazine ranked Wooster among North America's top 10 micro cities for business friendliness and strategy in 2013.

LuK, the German maker of dual-clutch transmissions has its North America headquarters in Wooster where mainly torque converters are produced.

Other large commercial operations in Wooster are Frito-Lay, Akron Brass, United Titanium, Western Reserve Group Insurance Company, Daisy Brands, and Bogner Construction Company.

Students in Wooster and surrounding rural communities continue to enroll in youth farming programs such as 4-H and National FFA Organization.

Daisy Brand promised to create at least 89 full-time positions and is slated to begin production sometime in 2016.

The overlap of strong education and advanced manufacturing has led to number of small innovative firms being founded in Wooster in recent years including Quasar Energy Group,[21] ExpenseWire,[22] ABS Materials,[23] 3i-ingredients, and Cureo.

[25] Wooster, and the greater Wayne County community, is served by the Wayne Center for the Arts, which displays artwork by local artists, offers instructional courses, and stages performances.

The MAHL suspended operations of February 2008,[30] and the Warriors subsequently relocated to Trenton, Michigan.

The Wooster Oilers began playing at the Alice Noble Ice Arena in 2006.

The team competes in the North American 3 Hockey League, and won the 2009–2010 championship.

The team moves players to higher levels of junior or college hockey.

[citation needed] Wooster Memorial Park, locally known as Spangler Park, contains 7 mi (11 km) of hiking trails through woods, ravines, and open fields along the Rathburn Run.

[citation needed] The College of Wooster has a golf course, bowling alley, and multipurpose athletic facility open to the public.

[citation needed] The Secrest Arboretum is located on the campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.

[34][35] Wooster is home to the College of Wooster, a private liberal arts college, and two campuses of Ohio State University: the Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI) and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), a teaching and research facility dedicated to agricultural science.

In addition, the Akron Beacon Journal occasionally covers the city and Wayne County.

The Wayne County Airport (BJJ) serves as an air access point for many of the businesses throughout the city.

Wooster Fixed Route Transportation consists of a single bus line with 21 stops.

[37] Prior to Amtrak's establishment, the Penn Central ran the daily Manhattan Limited (Chicago - Pittsburgh - New York City) through Wooster.

[38] Previously, the Pennsylvania Railroad had additionally run the Pennsylvania Limited (Chicago - Pittsburgh - New York City) as well as the Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh - Chicago) with a stop in the town.