Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore people are out of work in American Township (7.7%) than in 87% of U.S. towns
American Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers; Ohio has 13%. About one in seven work in American Township itself; outside it, Lima draws the most (26%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
American Township at work: what stands out
American Township trades workers with the towns around it
American Township has about as many jobs (7,183) as working residents (6,068), but they are mostly different people: 5,288 residents leave for work each day while 6,403 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in American Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
American Township and Lima trade workers both ways
Lima is the top workplace for American Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in American Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from American Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 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.
The four measures behind American Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, American Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #767 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds American Township’s grade up (8.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, American Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
A workday in American Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,288 residents head out to work, 780 work right here, and 6,403 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 (1.18 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.
Where American Township goes to work
Where American Township clocks in
26% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Commuting from American Township: about 18 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of American Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,169 commuters (the 5% 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.
Inside American Township’s 7,183 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in American Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,102 → 7,183. 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 American Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from American Township
About 21% 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.
Most trips from American Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, American Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #679 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of 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 6,489 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). 6.0% of American Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of American Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000, American Township ranks 1,652nd of 2,227 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,650 | Franklin OH | 11,647 | $59K | 22.5% | 4.6% | 9% | C+ |
| 1,651 | Dryden NY | 13,320 | $81K | 13.6% | 5.6% | 11% | C+ |
| 1,652 | American Township OH | 14,434 | $65K | 8.1% | 7.7% | 13% | C+ |
| 1,653 | Shady Hills FL | 11,983 | $68K | 12.2% | 5.4% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,654 | Ashland OH | 18,730 | $60K | 16.6% | 3.8% | 40% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 American Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
32% of American Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | American Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Township | – | C+ | C | 18 min | $65,407 |
| Lima | 26% | D | B+ | 17 min | $46,240 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 23 min | $100,250 |
| Shawnee Township | 6% | A− | D | 17 min | $92,758 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lima. Darker towns draw more of American 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 American Township: questions
What is the median household income in American Township?
$65,407 (±$7,313) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in American Township?
8.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from American Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in American Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lima (26%, 4 mi), Bath Township (6%, 7 mi), Shawnee Township (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is American Township walkable?
American Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around American Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from American Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of American 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.