Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Goshen Township commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers work from home; Ohio has 13%. 107 jobs are based in Goshen Township; 190 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Goshen Township; the top destination outside it is Kenton (20%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Goshen Township
On a workday 186 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Goshen Township on a workday afternoon, 14% 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.
Where Goshen Township’s working residents head each day
Where Goshen Township clocks in
20% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 94% of the jobs in Goshen Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goshen Township, 2014 → 2024: 53 → 107. 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.
About 13 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 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 265 commuters (the 0% 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 many miles Goshen Township commutes
About 22% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Goshen Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goshen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $105,435 |
| Dudley Township | under 2% | C | C− | 26 min | $78,063 |
| Marseilles Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | C− | A− | 22 min | $59,598 |
| Grand Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | C | D | 23 min | $61,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marseilles Township, Jackson Township and Grand Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$105,435 (±$32,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goshen Township?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goshen Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goshen Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenton (20%, 7 mi), Upper Sandusky (7%, 15 mi), Columbus (7%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Goshen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.