Photo: Nyttend · Public domainEden Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Eden Township has 262 jobs, against 861 working residents. Jobs and income earn Eden Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Eden Township apart
Eden Township and Tiffin trade workers both ways
Tiffin is the top workplace for Eden Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Eden Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Eden Township is a place people come home to
There are 262 jobs based in Eden Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eden Township has about 1,400 people in it, 30% 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 861 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Eden Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Eden Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Eden Township’s grade up ($113,500, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (1.9%) is left out: Eden 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, Eden Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
27% of working residents work in Tiffin
Where Eden Township clocks in
27% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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 and out of Eden Township on a workday
On a workday 851 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 252 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Eden Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
In Eden Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eden Township, 2013 → 2023: 309 → 262. 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 Eden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Eden Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eden Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 784 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.
Eden Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Eden Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eden Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Eden Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 851 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). 0.0% of Eden Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eden Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Eden Township next to U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700: 842nd of 5,509 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 20 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 840 | Athens Township MN | 2,175 | $88K | 8.8% | 2.2% | 1% | A− |
| 841 | Brown Township IN | 1,670 | $102K | 4.7% | 0.8% | 2% | A− |
| 842 | Eden Township OH | 1,987 | $114K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A− |
| 843 | Huntington Township PA | 2,438 | $75K | 3.5% | 2.4% | 3% | A− |
| 844 | Lockport Heights LA | 1,481 | $126K | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Eden Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Eden Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Clinton Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Township | – | A− | D− | 23 min | $113,500 |
| Seneca Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 26 min | $91,892 |
| Clinton Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 20 min | $93,355 |
| Sycamore Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 34 min | $63,715 |
| Bloom Township | under 2% | C | D | 28 min | $78,226 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eden 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 Eden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eden Township?
$113,500 (±$24,274) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eden Township?
4.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eden Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eden Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tiffin (27%, 6 mi), Findlay (7%, 27 mi), Fostoria (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eden Township walkable?
Eden Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eden 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 Eden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eden 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.