Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMaking a living in Goshen Township
Only 4% work in Goshen Township; the top destination outside it is Lima (11%, 16 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way, about the same as across Ohio. There are 135 jobs in Goshen Township, against 185 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Goshen Township on a workday
On a workday 177 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 127 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Goshen Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.73 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where people from Goshen Township work
Where Goshen Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 73% of Goshen Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goshen Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 135. 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 Goshen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Goshen Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 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 339 commuters (the 15% 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 distance from Goshen Township to work
About 21% 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.
Around Goshen Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goshen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $156,207 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 26 min | $64,893 |
| Stokes Township | under 3% | C− | C | 23 min | $55,093 |
| Roundhead Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roundhead 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 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 Goshen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goshen Township?
$156,207 (±$31,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goshen Township?
0.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goshen Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goshen Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lima (11%, 16 mi), Wapakoneta (8%, 13 mi), Waynesfield (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Goshen Township 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 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), 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.