Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of LaGrange Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
There are 1,457 jobs in LaGrange Township, against 3,311 working residents. The two grades for LaGrange Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 8% work in LaGrange Township; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (13%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where LaGrange Township stands out on work
LaGrange Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside LaGrange Township is Cleveland, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (415) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
LaGrange Township makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in LaGrange Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs LaGrange Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. 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.
LaGrange Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, LaGrange Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #235 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, LaGrange Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
The distance from LaGrange Township to work
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.
Goods jobs make up 39% of work in LaGrange Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in LaGrange Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,119 → 1,457. 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 LaGrange Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves LaGrange Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,048 residents head out to work, 263 work right here, and 1,194 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,100 people are in LaGrange Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 towns that employ LaGrange Township’s residents
Where LaGrange Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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 daily trip from LaGrange Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of LaGrange Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,087 commuters (the 8% 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.
LaGrange Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, LaGrange Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #826 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place LaGrange Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,339 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). 5.4% of LaGrange Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of LaGrange Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
LaGrange Township next to U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,400: 712th of 3,167 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 47 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
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| 710 | Dundee Township MI | 8,780 | $87K | 3.7% | 3.5% | 12% | A− |
| 711 | Hocking Township OH | 5,087 | $87K | 5.9% | 1.2% | 2% | A− |
| 712 | LaGrange Township OH | 6,953 | $91K | 4.2% | 3.3% | 8% | A− |
| 713 | Swatara Township PA | 5,073 | $80K | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2% | A− |
| 714 | East Pasadena CA | 5,479 | $109K | 9.3% | 4.0% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,167 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 LaGrange Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
LaGrange Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | LaGrange Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange Township | – | A− | C− | 27 min | $90,966 |
| Pittsfield Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 34 min | $73,000 |
| Penfield Township | under 2% | C | D | 28 min | $98,563 |
| Grafton Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 38 min | $89,946 |
| Carlisle Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 23 min | $86,944 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of LaGrange 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 LaGrange Township: questions
What is the median household income in LaGrange Township?
$90,966 (±$23,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in LaGrange Township?
4.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from LaGrange Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in LaGrange Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (13%, 28 mi), Elyria (10%, 10 mi), LaGrange (7%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is LaGrange Township walkable?
LaGrange Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around LaGrange Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from LaGrange Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of LaGrange 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.