Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Freedom Township works elsewhere
For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio. There are 100 jobs in Freedom Township, and 403 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Freedom Township; the top destination outside it is Napoleon (18%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Freedom Township at work: what stands out
Freedom Township and Napoleon trade workers both ways
Napoleon is the top workplace for Freedom Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Freedom Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Freedom Township is a place people come home to
There are 100 jobs based in Freedom Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Freedom Township has about 620 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Freedom Township workers work from home
Only 3% 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 403 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Freedom Township commutes to
Where Freedom Township clocks in
18% of workers
11% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Freedom Township
On a workday 399 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Freedom Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting from Freedom Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freedom Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 501 commuters (the 3% 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.
74% of the jobs in Freedom Township pay over $3,333 a month
100 jobs are based in Freedom Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freedom Township, 2013 → 2023: 205 → 100. 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 Freedom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Freedom Township
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.
Freedom Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Napoleon Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freedom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $123,958 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 21 min | $69,304 |
| Napoleon Township | 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Ridgeville Township | 3% | B+ | B− | 18 min | $83,654 |
Same-state neighbors only. Napoleon Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freedom 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 Freedom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Freedom Township?
$123,958 (±$33,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freedom Township?
6.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freedom Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freedom Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Napoleon (18%, 5 mi), Archbold (11%, 8 mi), Defiance (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freedom 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 Freedom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freedom 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.