Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA job hub: German Township has 1.9 jobs per working resident, and 4,415 people come in to work
For jobs and income German Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (C+). German Township has 5,472 jobs, against 2,924 working residents. At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
German Township at work: what stands out
German Township makes and builds things
58% of the jobs based in German Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs German Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 32%. The jobs ↓
German Township is where the jobs are
German Township has 5,472 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,000 people are in town, 40% more than the 6,400 who live here. Day and night ↓
German Township and Archbold trade workers both ways
Archbold is the top workplace for German Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in German Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from German Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker, and quicker than any town next door (18 to 25 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few German 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: German Township’s grade explained
Unemployment holds German Township’s grade up (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 44% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and 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−.
In German Township, 58% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in German Township, 2014 → 2024: 5,586 → 5,472. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs German Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through German Township
On a workday 1,867 residents head out to work and 1,057 work right here.
About 9,000 people are in German Township on a workday afternoon, 40% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip into German Township
Where German Township clocks in
33% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
Getting to work from German Township takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 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 3,125 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.
How far it is to work from German Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
German Township is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,219 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). 2.3% 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 next to U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,700: 1,766th of 3,306 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
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| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 12% | A+ |
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| 1,764 | Plaquemine LA | 5,891 | $69K | 12.7% | 3.8% | 11% | B− |
| 1,765 | Winthrop ME | 6,158 | $86K | 12.9% | 3.1% | 14% | B− |
| 1,766 | German Township OH | 6,434 | $76K | 9.7% | 3.6% | 36% | B− |
| 1,767 | Sterling Township OH | 4,804 | $78K | 6.9% | 4.1% | 1% | B− |
| 1,768 | Williamson AZ | 6,310 | $89K | 5.7% | 4.2% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,306 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 German Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around German Township
The biggest share goes to Ridgeville Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | German Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | – | B− | C+ | 15 min | $76,146 |
| Brady Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 20 min | $72,500 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ridgeville Township | 1% | B+ | B− | 18 min | $83,654 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 21 min | $69,304 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 20 min | $80,724 |
Same-state neighbors only. Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of German 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 2024, 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?
$76,146 (±$12,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in German Township?
9.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from German Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in German Township work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Archbold (33%, 2 mi), Wauseon (8%, 8 mi), Toledo (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is German Township walkable?
German Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around German Township without a car?
<1% 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 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), 2024, 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.