Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Bloomfield Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
109 jobs are based in Bloomfield Township for 461 working residents. The two grades for Bloomfield Township are C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 1% work in Bloomfield Township; the top destination outside it is Middlefield Township (8%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Bloomfield Township apart on work
Bloomfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 146 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 37 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Bloomfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 109 jobs based in Bloomfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bloomfield Township has about 880 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 461 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Bloomfield Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Bloomfield Township is better than 35% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Bloomfield Township’s grade.
Unemployment (1.1%) is left out: Bloomfield 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, Bloomfield Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Commuting from Bloomfield Township: about 42 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 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 497 commuters (the 11% 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 many people are in Bloomfield Township by day
On a workday 455 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Bloomfield Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The towns that employ Bloomfield Township’s residents
Where Bloomfield Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Bloomfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloomfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 109. 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.
How far Bloomfield Township goes to work
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.
Few in Bloomfield Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bloomfield Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 556 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). 30.9% of Bloomfield Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bloomfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bloomfield Township is 2,426th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,424 | Akron IN | 1,102 | $59K | 7.3% | 8.5% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,425 | Brevator Township MN | 1,221 | $85K | 15.7% | 6.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,426 | Bloomfield Township OH | 1,233 | $74K | 13.2% | 1.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,427 | Madison Township PA | 1,570 | $77K | 14.8% | 5.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,428 | Hays NC | 1,053 | $55K | 4.9% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Bloomfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Bloomfield Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Bristol Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloomfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Township | – | C+ | B− | 42 min | $73,750 |
| Bristol Township | 6% | C+ | C | 27 min | $69,167 |
| Mesopotamia Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 37 min | $66,167 |
| Greene Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Orwell Township | 3% | D | C | 37 min | $46,069 |
Same-state neighbors only. Greene Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$73,750 (±$12,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloomfield Township?
13.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloomfield Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloomfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middlefield Township (8%, 9 mi), Bristol Township (6%, 6 mi), Warren (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bloomfield Township walkable?
Bloomfield Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bloomfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 31% 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. 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.