Photo: Photo by and ©2010 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5Bloomdale has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Employers in Bloomdale report 4 jobs; 277 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bloomdale itself; outside it, Bowling Green draws the most (17%, 15 miles). 4% of workers have no commute at all, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Bloomdale, in brief
Bloomdale is a place people come home to
There are 4 jobs based in Bloomdale, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bloomdale has about 380 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Bloomdale workers work from home
Only 4% 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 277 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Bloomdale
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Bloomdale 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.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Bloomdale
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloomdale workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 343 commuters (the 4% 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 Bloomdale goes to work
Where Bloomdale clocks in
17% of workers
17% 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 Bloomdale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloomdale, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 4. 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 Bloomdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Bloomdale
About 17% 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.
The towns around Bloomdale
The biggest share goes to Bloom Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloomdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomdale | – | — | — | 23 min | $63,221 |
| Bloom Township | 3% | B− | D | 22 min | $74,000 |
| Cass Township | under 2% | C | C− | 19 min | $60,329 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bloomdale’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 Bloomdale: questions
What is the median household income in Bloomdale?
$63,221 (±$6,305) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloomdale?
10.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloomdale?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloomdale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowling Green (17%, 15 mi), Findlay (17%, 10 mi), Allen Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bloomdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bloomdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloomdale
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.