Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Emerald Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Emerald Township; the top destination outside it is Defiance (16%, 10 miles). 11 jobs are based in Emerald Township, and 368 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Emerald Township: the gist
Emerald Township is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Emerald Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Emerald Township has about 430 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Emerald 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 368 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Emerald Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 366 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Emerald Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
From Emerald Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emerald Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 259 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.
Where Emerald Township’s working residents head each day
Where Emerald Township clocks in
10% 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.
45% of the jobs in Emerald Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emerald Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 11. 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 Emerald Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Emerald Township
About 16% 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 next door employ 19% of Emerald Township
The biggest share goes to Paulding (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Emerald Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $93,591 |
| Jackson Township | 5% | C | D | 23 min | $59,167 |
| Crane Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 26 min | $75,608 |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 30 min | $91,250 |
| Auglaize Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 26 min | $61,020 |
| Paulding | 10% | C− | B− | 20 min | $53,750 |
| Paulding Township | 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paulding Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Emerald 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 Emerald Township: questions
What is the median household income in Emerald Township?
$93,591 (±$7,356) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emerald Township?
4.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emerald Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emerald Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Defiance (16%, 10 mi), Paulding (10%, 6 mi), Fort Wayne (5%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Emerald Township 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 Emerald Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emerald 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.