Photo: Greg Hume · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Green Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
14,020 jobs are based in Green Township, and 29,765 of its residents work somewhere. Green Township grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in ten work in Green Township itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (32%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Green Township apart on work
Green Township and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Green Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Green Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Green Township
64% of Green Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Green Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Green Township draws workers from far and wide
The 14,020 jobs in Green Township are filled from a wide area. Green Township’s own residents hold 18% and the ten next-biggest home towns 25%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
How Green Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #183 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.8%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($88,314, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Green Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Where Green Township’s working residents head each day
Where Green Township clocks in
32% of workers
3% 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.
The kinds of work in Green Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 12,895 → 14,020. 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.
Green Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 27,256 residents head out to work, 2,509 work right here, and 11,511 people come in from elsewhere.
About 45,000 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Green Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 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 25,332 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Green Township works
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.
Most of Green Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #398 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 29,287 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 38% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 3% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.5% of Green Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Green Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 746 U.S. towns of 42,000 to 82,000, Green Township comes 180th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
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| 8 | Washington Township OH | 51,915 | $148K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Liberty Township OH | 45,723 | $148K | 3.8% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
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| 178 | Mount Juliet TN | 45,172 | $107K | 6.0% | 3.8% | 9% | A |
| 179 | Jackson Township OH | 43,403 | $94K | 5.6% | 3.1% | 20% | A |
| 180 | Green Township OH | 60,480 | $88K | 4.8% | 3.0% | 8% | A |
| 181 | Milford CT | 53,606 | $111K | 5.1% | 4.4% | 20% | A |
| 182 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township NJ | 56,633 | $112K | 4.8% | 5.4% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 746 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
The towns next door employ 34% of Green Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | A | B− | 25 min | $88,314 |
| Cincinnati | 32% | C− | A+ | 22 min | $52,909 |
| Cheviot | under 2% | C− | A | 24 min | $53,132 |
| White Oak | under 2% | B | B+ | 24 min | $70,341 |
| Miami Township | under 2% | B | C− | 28 min | $99,375 |
| Colerain Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $73,103 |
| Delhi Township | 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $90,781 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cincinnati. 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?
$88,314 (±$3,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
4.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (32%, 8 mi), Blue Ash (3%, 15 mi), Bridgetown (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 3% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.