Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBlack Creek Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Black Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Celina (16%, 13 miles). Employers in Black Creek Township report 16 jobs; 289 of its residents have a job. For 2% of workers, the job is at home (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Black Creek Township in brief
Black Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 16 jobs based in Black Creek Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Black Creek Township has about 370 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Black Creek Township and Celina trade workers both ways
Celina is the top workplace for Black Creek Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Black Creek Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Black Creek Township workers work from home
Only 2% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 289 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Black Creek Township by day
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Black Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where people from Black Creek Township work
Where Black Creek Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
Black Creek Township’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Black Creek Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 433 commuters (the 2% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 38% of the jobs in Black Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Black Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 34 → 16. 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 Black Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Black Creek Township
About 19% 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.
The towns around Black Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Black Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Creek Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $102,684 |
| Dublin Township | under 2% | C | C− | 22 min | $64,722 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Willshire Township | under 2% | C | C− | 30 min | $56,071 |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Black Creek 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 Black Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Black Creek Township?
$102,684 (±$33,525) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Black Creek Township?
6.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Black Creek Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Black Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Celina (16%, 13 mi), Rockford (9%, 5 mi), Van Wert (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Black Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Black Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Black Creek 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.