Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Green Township (10.3%) is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
2% of workers work from home; Ohio has 13%. For jobs and income Green Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (C). Household incomes here are lower than in 90% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Green Township
Green Township trades workers with the towns around it
Green Township has about as many jobs (1,827) as working residents (1,563), but they are mostly different people: 1,457 residents leave for work each day while 1,721 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Green Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Green Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Green Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Green Township is Cincinnati, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (147) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Green Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Green Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 24% of Green Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Green Township
Job access by car holds Green Township’s grade up (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (49.4%, 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 D− to C−.
Who leaves Green Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,457 residents head out to work, 106 work right here, and 1,721 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.17 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 34 minutes to work from Green Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 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 1,140 commuters (the 1% 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.
Miles to work from Green Township
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.
What Green Township’s employers do
1,827 jobs are based in Green Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,584 → 1,827. 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 Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
9% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Green Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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 is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,157 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). 1.0% 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.
How Green Township compares with U.S. towns of 2,600 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 49 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 52 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 4,079 | Paoli IN | 3,596 | $43K | 25.2% | 7.8% | 18% | D− |
| 4,080 | Jacksboro TX | 4,735 | $55K | 21.8% | 11.9% | 23% | D− |
| 4,081 | Green Township OH | 3,659 | $48K | 49.4% | 10.3% | 7% | D− |
| 4,082 | Farmerville LA | 3,432 | $26K | 42.3% | 9.0% | 23% | D− |
| 4,083 | Lac du Flambeau WI | 3,659 | $57K | 23.7% | 10.1% | 44% | D− |
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| 4,210 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Green Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | D− | C | 34 min | $48,047 |
| Sterling Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 27 min | $77,660 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $66,989 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 37 min | $71,310 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 2% | A− | D | 37 min | $98,773 |
Same-state neighbors only. Salem 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 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 Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Township?
$48,047 (±$17,816) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
49.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (9%, 33 mi), Mount Orab (8%, 3 mi), Batavia Township (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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), 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. 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.