Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Auburn Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 93 jobs in Auburn Township, and 345 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Auburn Township for work; outside it, Bucyrus is the main destination (9%, 15 miles). Home is the office for 3% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Auburn Township and work: the main findings
Auburn Township is a place people come home to
There are 93 jobs based in Auburn Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Auburn Township has about 520 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Auburn Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Auburn 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 345 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Auburn Township by day and by night
On a workday 339 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Auburn Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The daily trip from Auburn Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Auburn Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 402 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.
Where Auburn Township’s working residents head each day
Where Auburn Township clocks in
9% 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.
What Auburn Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Auburn Township, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 93. 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 Auburn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Auburn Township goes to work
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to Auburn Township
The biggest share goes to Cranberry Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Auburn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $80,192 |
| Vernon Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Plymouth Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Cranberry Township | 6% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $68,214 |
Same-state neighbors only. Vernon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Plymouth Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Auburn 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 Auburn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Auburn Township?
$80,192 (±$33,250) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Auburn Township?
8.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Auburn Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Auburn Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bucyrus (9%, 15 mi), New Washington (6%, 5 mi), Cranberry Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Auburn Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Auburn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Auburn 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.