Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWork and commuting in Bloomfield Township
Only 1% work in Bloomfield Township; the top destination outside it is Bellefontaine (13%, 11 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio. Working residents average 21 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bloomfield Township
On a workday 141 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Bloomfield Township commutes to
Where Bloomfield Township clocks in
13% of workers
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.
Goods, not services: 99% of the jobs in Bloomfield Township
110 jobs are based in Bloomfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloomfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 110. 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 Bloomfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bloomfield Township’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloomfield Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Bloomfield Township’s workers travel
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.
Work in the towns next to Bloomfield Township
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloomfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $80,809 |
| Washington Township | 6% | C− | C+ | 19 min | $54,635 |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | B | D− | 25 min | $97,500 |
| Stokes Township | under 3% | C− | C | 23 min | $55,093 |
| Jackson Township | 3% | B− | D | 18 min | $79,545 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bloomfield Township?
$80,809 (±$47,975) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloomfield Township?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloomfield Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloomfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (13%, 11 mi), Sidney (8%, 13 mi), Washington Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloomfield 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.