Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Greene Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Greene Township; the top destination outside it is Warren (7%, 16 miles). There are 42 jobs in Greene Township; 383 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 7% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Greene Township: the figures worth knowing
Greene Township is a place people come home to
There are 42 jobs based in Greene Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greene Township has about 600 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Greene Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 383 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Greene Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 382 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Greene Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The trip to work from Greene Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greene Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 292 commuters (the 7% 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.
Commuting out of Greene Township: the destinations
Where Greene Township clocks in
7% 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.
In Greene Township, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greene Township, 2013 → 2023: 150 → 42. 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 Greene Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Greene Township to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Greene Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greene Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $50,769 |
| Gustavus Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Colebrook Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 36 min | $60,455 |
| Bloomfield Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 42 min | $73,750 |
| Mecca Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 26 min | $53,571 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gustavus Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greene 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 Greene Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greene Township?
$50,769 (±$32,892) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greene Township?
13.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greene Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greene Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (7%, 16 mi), Middlefield (6%, 16 mi), Middlefield Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greene Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greene Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greene 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.