Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAdams Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 2% work in Adams Township; the top destination outside it is Defiance (24%, 8 miles). 175 jobs are based in Adams Township for 440 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Adams Township
Where Adams Township goes to work
Where Adams Township clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Adams Township
On a workday 430 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 165 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Adams 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 2024, primary jobs.
Adams Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2014 → 2024: 138 → 175. 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 Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Adams Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adams Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 217 commuters (the 7% 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 far Adams Township’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
How Adams Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Richland Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $84,290 |
| Napoleon Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Richland Township | 4% | A− | C− | 18 min | $89,362 |
| Ridgeville Township | 2% | B+ | B− | 18 min | $83,654 |
| Tiffin Township | 3% | C | D− | 19 min | $76,786 |
Same-state neighbors only. Napoleon Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adams 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 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 Adams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adams Township?
$84,290 (±$6,142) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
0.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adams Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Defiance (24%, 8 mi), Archbold (7%, 9 mi), Napoleon (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adams Township
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.