Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBlanchard Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For jobs and income Blanchard Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (D). 62 jobs are based in Blanchard Township, and 588 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Blanchard Township for work; outside it, Kenton is the main destination (12%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Blanchard Township apart on work
Blanchard Township is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Blanchard Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Blanchard Township has about 870 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Blanchard Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 588 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Blanchard Township
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Blanchard Township’s grade.
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Blanchard Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Blanchard Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
A workday in Blanchard Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 584 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Blanchard Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blanchard Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 717 commuters (the 8% 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 people from Blanchard Township work
Where Blanchard Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Blanchard Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blanchard Township, 2014 → 2024: 83 → 62. 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 Blanchard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Blanchard Township
About 26% 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.
Most of Blanchard Township commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 777 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). 2.1% of Blanchard Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Blanchard Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Blanchard Township is 4,231st of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,229 | Hamden NY | 1,121 | $64K | 11.2% | 7.5% | 6% | C− |
| 4,230 | Bloomfield Township OH | 1,145 | $48K | 8.5% | 0.0% | <1% | C− |
| 4,231 | Blanchard Township OH | 1,399 | $60K | 15.7% | 3.7% | 1% | C− |
| 4,232 | Sugar Grove Township PA | 1,542 | $67K | 17.3% | 6.9% | 3% | C− |
| 4,233 | Hawthorne FL | 1,505 | $55K | 15.4% | 1.0% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Blanchard Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Blanchard Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blanchard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard Township | – | C− | D | 29 min | $59,821 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | C− | A− | 22 min | $59,598 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | C | D | 23 min | $61,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blanchard 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 Blanchard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blanchard Township?
$59,821 (±$10,566) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blanchard Township?
15.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blanchard Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blanchard Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenton (12%, 9 mi), Ada (7%, 11 mi), Lima (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Blanchard Township walkable?
Blanchard Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blanchard 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 Blanchard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blanchard 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. 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.