Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore people are out of work in Green Township (6.0%) than in 74% of U.S. towns
Green Township grades B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 5% stay in Green Township for work; outside it, Springfield is the main destination (23%, 6 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Green Township stands out on work
Green Township trades workers with the towns around it
Green Township has about as many jobs (1,086) as working residents (1,163), but they are mostly different people: 1,101 residents leave for work each day while 1,024 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Green Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Green Township and Springfield trade workers both ways
Springfield is the top workplace for Green Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Green Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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’s behind Green Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #642 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Green Township’s grade up (ahead of 63% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Green Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
How a workday changes Green Township
On a workday 1,101 residents head out to work, 62 work right here, and 1,024 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 (0.93 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.
Where the trip to work from Green Township ends
Where Green Township clocks in
23% of workers
6% 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.
71% of the jobs in Green Township pay over $3,333 a month
1,086 jobs are based in Green Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,342 → 1,086. 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.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Green Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 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 1,054 commuters (the 16% 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 commute from Green Township, by distance
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.
In Green Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #626 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,253 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). 6.7% 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 1,900 to 3,600, Green Township ranks 2,335th of 4,797 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 2,333 | Underwood-Petersville AL | 3,100 | $48K | 7.4% | 3.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,334 | Millvale PA | 3,211 | $73K | 17.2% | 5.5% | 5% | B− |
| 2,335 | Green Township OH | 2,681 | $80K | 10.3% | 6.0% | 5% | B− |
| 2,336 | Gramercy LA | 2,689 | $68K | 11.2% | 4.9% | 4% | B− |
| 2,337 | Sleepy Eye MN | 3,461 | $67K | 7.8% | 2.7% | 31% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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
The biggest share goes to Springfield Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | B− | C | 23 min | $79,762 |
| Springfield Township | 3% | A− | C− | 24 min | $88,180 |
| Miami Township | under 3% | B | A− | 21 min | $89,156 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $56,654 |
| Cedarville Township | under 3% | A− | A− | 16 min | $95,357 |
| Mad River Township | 3% | B+ | D | 24 min | $83,700 |
| Clifton | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clifton: 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?
$79,762 (±$14,138) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
10.3%, 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. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (23%, 6 mi), Dayton (6%, 22 mi), Columbus (4%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% 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.