Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCrane Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 139 jobs in Crane Township, and 566 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Crane Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (D−). Home is the office for <1% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Crane Township in brief
Crane Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Crane Township is Fort Wayne, IN, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (72) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Crane Township is a place people come home to
There are 139 jobs based in Crane Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Crane Township has about 820 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Crane Township workers work from home
Only 0% 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 566 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Crane Township’s grade explained
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Crane Township’s grade. It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.6%) is left out: Crane Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Crane Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The commute from Crane Township, by distance
About 19% 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.
How many people are in Crane Township by day
On a workday 559 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Crane Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 daily trip from Crane Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crane Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 667 commuters (the <1% 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.
13% of working residents work in Fort Wayne
Where Crane Township clocks in
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.
Crane Township works in goods: 65% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crane Township, 2013 → 2023: 208 → 139. 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 Crane Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Crane Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 669 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). 1.8% of Crane Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Crane Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,637th of 4,866: where Crane Township ranks among 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+ |
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| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,635 | Knife Lake Township MN | 1,268 | $101K | 7.6% | 2.7% | 1% | B− |
| 1,636 | Martinsburg NY | 1,318 | $85K | 5.2% | 1.8% | 3% | B− |
| 1,637 | Crane Township OH | 1,248 | $76K | 9.1% | 1.6% | 1% | B− |
| 1,638 | Scandinavia WI | 1,015 | $90K | 8.3% | 4.1% | 1% | B− |
| 1,639 | Helena West Side MT | 1,417 | $67K | 5.9% | 0.3% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Crane Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Crane Township
The biggest share goes to Carryall Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crane Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Township | – | B− | D− | 26 min | $75,608 |
| Emerald Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Carryall Township | 4% | B− | B− | 27 min | $64,743 |
| Mark Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Paulding Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hicksville Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 20 min | $64,685 |
Same-state neighbors only. Emerald Township and Mark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Paulding Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crane 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 Crane Township: questions
What is the median household income in Crane Township?
$75,608 (±$19,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crane Township?
9.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crane Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crane Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (13%, 28 mi), Antwerp (6%, 6 mi), Defiance (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Crane Township walkable?
Crane Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crane 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 Crane Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crane 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.