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Jobs & commute in Latty

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Latty works elsewhere

21 jobs are based in Latty for 85 working residents. Hardly any work in Latty; the top destination outside it is Fort Wayne (13%, 29 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Latty: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.

85live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
21work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday98
160live here− 85head out to work+ 21come in to work= 98on a workday

About 98 people are in Latty on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Latty: the destinations

New Haven: 5 residents work here (6%)Fort Wayne: 11 residents work here (13%)LattyHaviland: 5 residents work here (6%)Payne: 6 residents work here (7%)OakwoodAntwerpPaulding: 9 residents work here (11%)Hicksville: 4 residents work here (5%)Van WertDefiance: 4 residents work here (5%)Cincinnati: 2 residents work here (2%)Milan Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Benton TownshipRidge TownshipBlue Creek TownshipPleasant TownshipHarrison TownshipPaulding Township: 5 residents work here (6%)Fort WaynePauldingPayneNew HavenHavilandPaulding TownshipLatty
1
Fort Wayne, IN29.1 mi away
13%11
2
Paulding3.8 mi away
11%9
3
Payne7.5 mi away
7%6
4
New Haven, IN22.6 mi away
6%5
5
Haviland4.8 mi away
6%5
66%5
7
Hicksville17.1 mi away
5%4
8
Defiance17.5 mi away
5%4
9
Cincinnati134.6 mi away
2%2
10
Milan Township, IN19.4 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%32
The top trips

Where Latty clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

76% of the jobs in Latty make or build things

Jobs based in LattyJobs Latty residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms76%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices24%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less19%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%27%
Over $3,333 a month48%59%

Who does it

29 or younger5%26%
30 to 5462%52%
55 and older33%22%
+2000%

Jobs based in Latty, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 21. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Latty: about 20 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
156 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Latty20 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Latty workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Latty gets to work
95%Drive alone
5%Walk

Share of the 82 commuters (the 0% 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 far

The distance from Latty to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFort Wayne: 13% · 29.1 miPaulding: 11% · 3.8 miPayne: 7% · 7.5 miNew Haven: 6% · 22.6 miHaviland: 6% · 4.8 miPaulding Township: 6% · 3.4 miHicksville: 5% · 17.1 miDefiance: 5% · 17.5 miCincinnati: 2% · 134.6 miMilan Township: 2% · 19.4 miFort Wayne 13%Paulding 11%Payne 7%New Haven 6%Haviland 6%Latty
LattyTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi31 residents
26%10–24 mi22 residents
21%25–50 mi18 residents
16%Over 50 mi14 residents

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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Latty: questions

What is the median household income in Latty?

$90,000 (±$59,842) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Latty?

12.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Latty?

20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Latty work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (13%, 29 mi), Paulding (11%, 4 mi), Payne (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Latty 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 Latty, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Latty

Latty home →

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.