Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHardly anyone in German Township is out of work
The average commute takes 17 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26. Jobs and income earn German Township A; getting around on foot earns it C+. About one in four stay in German Township for work; outside it, New Bremen is the main destination (26%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in German Township: the figures worth knowing
German Township makes and builds things
87% 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 40%. The jobs ↓
German Township is where the jobs are
German Township has 4,179 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 6,000 people are in town, 61% more than the 3,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
German Township and New Bremen trade workers both ways
New Bremen is the top workplace for German Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in German Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The jobs in German Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
78% of the jobs based in German Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 62% of the jobs German Township residents hold. 88% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside German Township. The jobs ↓
Commutes from German Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in German Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, German Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #156 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and 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 A− to A.
German Township works in goods: 87% of its jobs
4,179 jobs are based in German Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in German Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,976 → 4,179. 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.
Who works in German Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,414 residents head out to work, 504 work right here, and 3,675 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,000 people are in German Township on a workday afternoon, 61% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in German Township, and from where
Where German Township clocks in
26% of workers
11% 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.
Commuting from German Township: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 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 1,670 commuters (the 10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from German Township
About 16% 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.
The commute in German Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, German Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #496 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,852 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). 4.8% 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.
For jobs and income, German Township is 510th of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 43 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 50 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 53 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 508 | Riley Township IL | 3,017 | $165K | 6.5% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| 509 | Clay Township IN | 4,032 | $104K | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| 510 | German Township OH | 3,730 | $91K | 4.1% | 0.0% | 26% | A |
| 511 | Londonderry Township PA | 4,925 | $92K | 8.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| 512 | Heidelberg Township PA | 3,086 | $113K | 5.7% | 2.1% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
German Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | German Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | – | A | C+ | 17 min | $91,393 |
| St. Marys Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 16 min | $75,000 |
| Jackson Township | 2% | A | A− | 18 min | $93,611 |
| McLean Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 18 min | $93,333 |
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 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?
$91,393 (±$9,194) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in German Township?
4.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from German Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in German Township work?
26% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Bremen (26%, 1 mi), Minster (11%, 4 mi), Celina (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is German Township walkable?
German Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 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 5% 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.