Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0German Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 20% of workers; Ohio has 13%. German Township has 13 jobs, and 258 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in German Township itself; outside it, Steubenville draws the most (12%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in German Township, in a few figures
German Township is a place people come home to
There are 13 jobs based in German Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday German Township has about 460 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
German Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 258 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes German Township
On a workday 258 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in German Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
About 29 minutes each way for German Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 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 149 commuters (the 20% 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 the trip to work from German Township ends
Where German Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 31% of work in German Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in German Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 13. 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 German Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from German Township
About 20% 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.
German Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Green Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | German Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $54,773 |
| Rumley Township | under 2% | D | D | 35 min | $54,167 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | C− | D | 29 min | $61,406 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | D | C− | 19 min | $61,250 |
| Green Township | 3% | D | B | 28 min | $41,698 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $70,288 |
| Loudon Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Loudon 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 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?
$54,773 (±$38,361) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in German Township?
15.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from German Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in German Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Steubenville (12%, 14 mi), Cadiz (12%, 10 mi), Hopedale (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around German 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 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.