Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJennings Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Jennings Township report 543 jobs; 946 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Jennings Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 7% work in Jennings Township itself; outside it, Ottoville draws the most (8%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Jennings Township stands out on work
Jennings Township makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in Jennings Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Jennings Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 38%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Jennings Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Jennings Township fell from 753 in 2013 to 543 in 2023, −28%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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; with 946 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Jennings Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Jennings Township’s grade up (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jennings Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Jennings Township works in goods: 51% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jennings Township, 2013 → 2023: 753 → 543. 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 Jennings Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Jennings Township
On a workday 878 residents head out to work, 68 work right here, and 475 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Jennings Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where the trip to work from Jennings Township ends
Where Jennings Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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 trip to work from Jennings Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jennings Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 904 commuters (the 12% 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.
How many miles Jennings Township commutes
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 Jennings Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,030 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 Jennings Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jennings Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Jennings Township ranks: 772nd of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 770 | Scotland CT | 1,591 | $100K | 4.8% | 2.8% | 6% | A− |
| 771 | St. Rose Township IL | 1,467 | $107K | 4.3% | 1.4% | 11% | A− |
| 772 | Jennings Township OH | 2,032 | $88K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 7% | A− |
| 773 | Perry Park CO | 1,570 | $158K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3% | A− |
| 774 | Heritage Lake IL | 1,522 | $133K | 7.8% | 0.0% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Jennings Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Jennings Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jennings Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Township | – | A− | C+ | 21 min | $87,772 |
| Marion Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $64,671 |
| Monterey Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 20 min | $86,818 |
| Jackson Township | 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Delphos | 5% | C | C+ | 22 min | $61,037 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | B− | C | 23 min | $64,183 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Sugar Creek Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jennings 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 Jennings Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jennings Township?
$87,772 (±$12,674) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jennings Township?
3.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jennings Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jennings Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottoville (8%, 4 mi), Van Wert (7%, 17 mi), Lima (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jennings Township walkable?
Jennings Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jennings 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 Jennings Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jennings 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.