Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Green Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Green Township has 743 jobs, and 1,414 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Green Township are C+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. 3% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Green Township, in brief
Green Township makes and builds things
57% of the jobs based in Green Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Green Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Green Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Green Township fell from 1,469 in 2014 to 743 in 2024, −49%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Few Green Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
Green Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green Township is better than 42% of U.S. towns, #709 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Green Township’s grade up (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Green Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
57% of the jobs in Green Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,469 → 743. 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 Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Green Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,579 commuters (the 3% 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.
Green Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,359 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 688 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
16% of working residents work in Ashland
Where Green Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
Green Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Driving is how Green Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #271 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,624 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). 4.5% of Green Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Green Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100, Green Township ranks 2,463rd of 4,153 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,461 | Carroll NY | 3,389 | $77K | 6.5% | 6.2% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,462 | Cleves OH | 3,391 | $77K | 13.7% | 6.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,463 | Green Township OH | 3,795 | $64K | 13.9% | 2.8% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,464 | Waterford Township PA | 3,852 | $77K | 10.8% | 4.4% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,465 | Weathersfield VT | 2,809 | $83K | 8.8% | 4.7% | 7% | C+ |
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| 4,153 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Green Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
10% of Green Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Loudonville (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | C+ | B | 23 min | $64,038 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | B | D− | 24 min | $90,200 |
| Hanover Township | 2% | B− | B | 23 min | $55,417 |
| Vermillion Township | 1% | B− | B− | 24 min | $67,614 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Loudonville | 7% | B− | A− | 21 min | $56,005 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green 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 Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Township?
$64,038 (±$15,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
13.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (16%, 13 mi), Mansfield (9%, 14 mi), Wooster (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green 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.