Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Latty Township works elsewhere
For 2% of workers, the job is at home; Ohio has 13%. 144 jobs are based in Latty Township; 478 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Latty Township itself; outside it, Defiance draws the most (11%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Latty Township
Latty Township is a place people come home to
There are 144 jobs based in Latty Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Latty Township has about 640 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Latty Township averages 27 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (17 to 23 minutes). Next door ↓
Few Latty Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 478 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Latty Township by day and by night
On a workday 466 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Latty Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 daily trip from Latty Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Latty Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 387 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.
Commuting out of Latty Township: the destinations
Where Latty Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
Latty Township works in goods: 51% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Latty Township, 2013 → 2023: 126 → 144. 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 Latty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Latty 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Latty Township
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Latty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latty Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $76,094 |
| Blue Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Jackson Township | 4% | C | D | 23 min | $59,167 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Creek Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Latty 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 Latty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Latty Township?
$76,094 (±$6,792) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Latty Township?
6.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Latty Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Latty Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Defiance (11%, 19 mi), Van Wert (8%, 12 mi), Paulding (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Latty 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 Latty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Latty 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.