Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of German Township works elsewhere
German Township has 1,305 jobs for 3,791 working residents. The two grades for German Township are B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 8% work in German Township; the top destination outside it is Dayton (12%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What’s behind German Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, German Township is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #348 of 992 in Ohio. Household income holds German Township’s grade up ($97,250, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, German Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of German Township
On a workday 3,498 residents head out to work, 293 work right here, and 1,012 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,400 people are in German Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places German Township commutes to
Where German Township clocks in
12% 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What German Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in German Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,128 → 1,305. 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 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 3,653 commuters (the 13% 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.
German Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In German Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, German Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #507 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,195 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.7% of German Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of German Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
German Township is 1,047th of 2,907 U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,000 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 8 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
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| 15 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,045 | St. Marys Township OH | 11,069 | $75K | 6.8% | 1.4% | 22% | B+ |
| 1,046 | Hanover Township OH | 8,396 | $80K | 6.5% | 3.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,047 | German Township OH | 8,909 | $97K | 6.3% | 5.0% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,048 | Ashburnham MA | 6,554 | $119K | 6.8% | 3.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,049 | Twin Lakes CO | 8,030 | $96K | 9.8% | 4.8% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,907 | 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 Miami Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | German Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | – | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $97,250 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 24 min | $82,216 |
| Miami Township | 3% | B | B | 24 min | $79,536 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 28 min | $77,199 |
| Carlisle | under 3% | B | C+ | 22 min | $71,136 |
| Gratis Township | under 3% | B | D | 29 min | $88,523 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$97,250 (±$13,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in German Township?
6.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from German Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in German Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dayton (12%, 16 mi), Germantown (6%, 2 mi), Middletown (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is German Township walkable?
German Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around German Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.