Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in German Township (8.7%) is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C+: better than 44% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #693 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability C: more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns · #696 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are lower than in 53% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in German Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (24%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in German Township
Fewer jobs are based in German Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in German Township fell from 1,953 in 2013 to 1,157 in 2023, −41%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
German Township and Springfield trade workers both ways
Springfield is the top workplace for German Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in German Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
German Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in German Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in German Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 30% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind German Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, German Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #693 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds German Township’s grade up (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (8.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, German Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
What the 1,157 jobs in German Township are
1,157 jobs are based in German Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs German Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in German Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,953 → 1,157. 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.
24% of working residents work in Springfield
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where German Township clocks in
24% of workers
6% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of German Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,571 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
German Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,968 residents head out to work, 156 work right here, and 1,001 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in German Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.37 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Half of German Township commutes less than 17 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 15% 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.
Most trips from German Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, German Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #696 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,095 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). 4.5% of German Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of German Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
German Township is 1,953rd of 3,071 U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,200 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of German Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,951 | Helena Valley Southeast MT | 9,108 | $74K | 8.3% | 4.9% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,952 | Hempstead TX | 7,194 | $60K | 22.6% | 2.4% | 9% | C+ |
| 1,953 | German Township OH | 7,579 | $74K | 8.0% | 8.7% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,954 | Mead WA | 6,893 | $77K | 7.4% | 8.6% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,955 | Prairie Grove AR | 8,998 | $71K | 15.2% | 3.0% | 8% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,071 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
30% of German Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Springfield (24%). Darker towns draw more of German Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | German Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | – | C+ | C | 28 min | $73,617 |
| Springfield | 24% | C− | A− | 21 min | $47,143 |
| Springfield Township | 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $88,180 |
| Moorefield Township | 4% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $85,583 |
| Mad River Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 31 min | $86,330 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $95,833 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | C | B− | 24 min | $66,519 |
| Urbana Township | under 2% | B− | B | 24 min | $69,458 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 German Township: questions
What is the median household income in German Township?
$73,617 (±$8,200) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in German Township?
8.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from German Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in German Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (24%, 6 mi), Columbus (6%, 47 mi), Dayton (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is German Township walkable?
German Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around German Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from German Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of German 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.