Photo: Photo by and ©2008 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5Farmer Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Farmer Township; the top destination outside it is Defiance (13%, 15 miles). Employers in Farmer Township report 87 jobs, and 367 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Farmer Township in brief
Who works in Farmer Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 365 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Farmer Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where the trip to work from Farmer Township ends
Where Farmer Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 43% of jobs based in Farmer Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farmer Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 87. 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 Farmer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Farmer Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farmer Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 218 commuters (the 10% 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 Farmer Township’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
Around Farmer Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Center Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farmer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $83,906 |
| Center Township | 1% | B | D | 22 min | $89,205 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B | D− | 23 min | $90,000 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 25 min | $105,795 |
| Mark Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Farmer 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 Farmer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Farmer Township?
$83,906 (±$29,596) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farmer Township?
18.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farmer Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farmer Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Defiance (13%, 15 mi), Bryan (12%, 8 mi), Hicksville (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Farmer 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 Farmer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farmer 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.