Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Adams Township works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns. 76 jobs are based in Adams Township, and 570 of its residents work somewhere. Adams Township grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Adams Township apart on work
Adams Township is a place people come home to
There are 76 jobs based in Adams Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Adams Township has about 720 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Adams 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, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Adams Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 570 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Adams Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Adams Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Adams Township’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (2.5%) is left out: Adams Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Adams Township could be anywhere from C to A.
In and out of Adams Township on a workday
On a workday 567 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Adams Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 16 minutes in Adams Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 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 703 commuters (the 3% 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.
13% of working residents work in Fremont
Where Adams Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 87% of work in Adams Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2013 → 2023: 102 → 76. 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 Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Adams Township goes to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Adams Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Adams Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 728 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). 1.8% of Adams Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Adams Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Adams Township places 505th of 4,312 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 41 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 48 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 55 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 503 | Reese MI | 1,265 | $82K | 2.6% | 11.3% | 4% | A− |
| 504 | East Galena Township IL | 1,228 | $103K | 2.8% | 4.5% | 4% | A− |
| 505 | Adams Township OH | 1,209 | $107K | 4.0% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| 506 | Slocum Township PA | 1,075 | $97K | 4.6% | 5.9% | 3% | A− |
| 507 | Shortsville NY | 1,358 | $91K | 6.6% | 3.3% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Adams Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Adams Township
The biggest share goes to Green Springs (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | A− | C | 16 min | $106,607 |
| Green Springs | 5% | B− | C | 22 min | $69,531 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | B | C | 28 min | $77,396 |
| Green Creek Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $68,622 |
| Scipio Township | under 2% | D | D | 26 min | $52,500 |
| Thompson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 26 min | $80,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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 Adams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adams Township?
$106,607 (±$52,664) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
4.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adams Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fremont (13%, 11 mi), Tiffin (10%, 11 mi), Clyde (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Adams Township walkable?
Adams Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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), 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.