Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Green Township works elsewhere
Green Township has 34 jobs, and 403 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Green Township; the top destination outside it is Sidney (31%, 7 miles). 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Green Township and work: the main findings
Green Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Green Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Green Township has about 530 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Green Township and Sidney trade workers both ways
Sidney is the top workplace for Green Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Green Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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. Every town next door averages less (19 to 30 minutes). 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; with 403 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Green Township by day
On a workday 400 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Commuting out of Green Township: the destinations
Where Green Township clocks in
31% 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.
Commuting from Green Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 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 447 commuters (the 2% 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.
In Green Township, 71% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2014 → 2024: 55 → 34. 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Green Township
About 16% 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.
How Green Township compares with 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 | – | — | — | 34 min | $79,861 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Orange Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 23 min | $110,313 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 30 min | $106,389 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | A | D− | 19 min | $100,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry Township: 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?
$79,861 (±$22,258) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
0.5%, 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?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sidney (31%, 7 mi), Piqua (6%, 11 mi), Troy (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Green 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 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.