Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Goshen Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2,073 jobs are based in Goshen Township, against 7,417 working residents. For jobs and income Goshen Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 5% work in Goshen Township itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (14%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Goshen Township in brief
Goshen Township is a place people come home to
There are 2,073 jobs based in Goshen Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Goshen Township has about 11,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Goshen Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Goshen Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Goshen Township went from 1,526 in 2014 to 2,073 in 2024, +36%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Goshen Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($77,759, U.S. $80,734). 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, Goshen Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Who works in Goshen Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 7,054 residents head out to work, 363 work right here, and 1,710 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Goshen Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 daily trip from Goshen Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goshen Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,012 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.
The kinds of work in Goshen Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goshen Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,526 → 2,073. 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 Goshen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Goshen Township to work: where people go
Where Goshen Township clocks in
14% 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.
Where in the region Goshen Township works
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.
Goshen Township is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,828 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). 3.5% of Goshen Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Goshen Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
761st of 1,999: where Goshen Township ranks among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Bexley OH | 12,452 | $158K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 759 | Moraga CA | 16,322 | $216K | 7.3% | 6.4% | 6% | A− |
| 760 | Wrentham MA | 12,453 | $152K | 6.9% | 6.9% | 8% | A− |
| 761 | Goshen Township OH | 16,783 | $78K | 8.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A− |
| 762 | Palos Hills IL | 18,028 | $84K | 8.4% | 4.1% | 4% | A− |
| 763 | Canby OR | 18,004 | $101K | 7.9% | 4.0% | 15% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Goshen Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Goshen Township
The biggest share goes to Miami Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goshen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Township | – | A− | C+ | 28 min | $77,759 |
| Miami Township | 4% | A | C+ | 28 min | $116,375 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 38 min | $80,313 |
| Stonelick Township | under 3% | B | D | 28 min | $71,300 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Goshen 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 Goshen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goshen Township?
$77,759 (±$7,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goshen Township?
8.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goshen Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goshen Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (14%, 20 mi), Miami Township (4%, 5 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Goshen Township walkable?
Goshen Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Goshen Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goshen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goshen 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.