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Jobs & commute in Gilboa

Gilboa has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

2% of workers have no commute at all, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. There are 35 jobs in Gilboa, and 63 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Gilboa; the top destination outside it is Findlay (14%, 15 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Gilboa on a workday

On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.

63live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
35work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night170
Workday140
170live here− 63head out to work+ 35come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Gilboa on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.56jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Gilboa to work: where people go

GilboaPandora: 7 residents work here (11%)Columbus GroveGlandorfKalida: 2 residents work here (3%)Bluffton: 2 residents work here (3%)Ottawa: 2 residents work here (3%)Lima: 7 residents work here (11%)Findlay: 9 residents work here (14%)Allen Township: 3 residents work here (5%)Van Buren Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Blanchard Township: 3 residents work here (5%)Liberty TownshipRiley Township: 4 residents work here (6%)FindlayPandoraLimaRiley TownshipAllen TownshipBlanchard TownshipGilboa
1
Findlay14.9 mi away
14%9
2
Pandora5.3 mi away
11%7
3
Lima21.6 mi away
11%7
4
Riley Township4.2 mi away
6%4
5
Allen Township15.8 mi away
5%3
65%3
7
Kalida13.9 mi away
3%2
8
Bluffton8.9 mi away
3%2
9
Ottawa5.9 mi away
3%2
103%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%22
The top trips

Where Gilboa clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

What Gilboa’s employers do

Jobs based in GilboaJobs Gilboa residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms20%33%
Trade, transport & utilities14%19%
Services: health, schools, offices66%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less60%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%17%
Over $3,333 a month17%60%

Who does it

29 or younger51%25%
30 to 5417%51%
55 and older31%24%
−33%

Jobs based in Gilboa, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 35. 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 Gilboa’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 24 minutes each way for Gilboa’s commuters

A year of commuting
181 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Gilboa24 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Gilboa workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Gilboa gets to work
96%Drive alone
4%Carpool

Share of the 112 commuters (the 2% 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

Miles to work from Gilboa

10 mi25 mi30 miFindlay: 14% · 14.9 miPandora: 11% · 5.3 miLima: 11% · 21.6 miRiley Township: 6% · 4.2 miAllen Township: 5% · 15.8 miBlanchard Township: 5% · 2 miKalida: 3% · 13.9 miBluffton: 3% · 8.9 miOttawa: 3% · 5.9 miVan Buren Township: 3% · 6.8 miFindlay 14%Pandora 11%Lima 11%Riley Township 6%Allen Township 5%Gilboa
GilboaTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi24 residents
37%10–24 mi23 residents
10%25–50 mi6 residents
16%Over 50 mi10 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Gilboa: questions

What is the median household income in Gilboa?

$77,708 (±$29,764) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Gilboa?

34.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Gilboa?

24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Gilboa work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Findlay (14%, 15 mi), Pandora (11%, 5 mi), Lima (11%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Gilboa 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 Gilboa, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Gilboa

Gilboa home →

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.