Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBlanchard Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Blanchard Township; the top destination outside it is Findlay (37%, 10 miles). Blanchard Township has 31 jobs, and 563 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Blanchard Township and work: the main findings
Blanchard Township is a place people come home to
There are 31 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 570 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Blanchard Township and Findlay trade workers both ways
Findlay is the top workplace for Blanchard Township residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Blanchard Township come from (16% of its jobs). 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 563 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Blanchard Township
On a workday 561 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Blanchard Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Where the trip to work from Blanchard Township ends
Where Blanchard Township clocks in
37% of workers
4% 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.
In Blanchard Township, 52% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blanchard Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 31. 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 Blanchard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Blanchard Township: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 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 614 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Blanchard Township
About 18% 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 Blanchard Township
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blanchard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $87,500 |
| Liberty Township | 4% | A− | C | 17 min | $101,250 |
| Union Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $80,000 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | B | C | 20 min | $73,023 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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 Blanchard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blanchard Township?
$87,500 (±$48,055) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blanchard Township?
4.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blanchard Township?
22 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 Findlay (37%, 10 mi), Liberty Township (4%, 5 mi), Allen Township (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blanchard Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% 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), 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.