Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Benton Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. Benton Township has 80 jobs, against 495 working residents. Only 3% work in Benton Township; the top destination outside it is Fort Wayne (12%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Benton Township
Benton Township is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in Benton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Benton Township has about 580 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Benton Township workers cross into Indiana
21% of Benton Township workers work outside Ohio, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Fort Wayne (12%), New Haven (5%) and Milan Township (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 495 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Benton Township
On a workday 481 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Benton Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Commuting out of Benton Township: the destinations
Where Benton Township clocks in
8% 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.
Benton Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benton Township, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 80. 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 Benton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Benton Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Benton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 530 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Benton Township
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.
Work in the towns next to Benton Township
The biggest share goes to Blue Creek Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Benton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $89,844 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | C | C− | 25 min | $59,667 |
| Tully Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 19 min | $74,196 |
| Blue Creek Township | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Benton 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 Benton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Benton Township?
$89,844 (±$24,675) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benton Township?
0.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Benton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Benton Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (12%, 21 mi), Van Wert (8%, 14 mi), Payne (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benton 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 Benton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benton 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.