Photo: South_Union_Mennonite_Church_near_West_Liberty.jpg: Nyttend derivative work: . . . . Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) · Public domainLiberty Township has lower unemployment (1.2%) than 93% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Liberty Township itself; outside it, Bellefontaine draws the most (20%, 5 miles). Jobs and income earn Liberty Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C+. The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Liberty Township
Liberty Township and Bellefontaine trade workers both ways
Bellefontaine is the top workplace for Liberty Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Liberty Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Liberty Township
62% of Liberty Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Liberty Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Liberty Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Liberty Township fell from 1,487 in 2014 to 1,008 in 2024, −32%. 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 ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Liberty Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Liberty Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Liberty Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Liberty Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #392 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Liberty Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($66,912, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Liberty Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Where the trip to work from Liberty Township ends
Where Liberty Township clocks in
20% 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.
What the 1,008 jobs in Liberty Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,487 → 1,008. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Liberty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Liberty Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,546 residents head out to work, 104 work right here, and 904 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Liberty Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Liberty Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,683 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.
The commute from Liberty Township, by distance
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Liberty Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Liberty Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns, #527 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Liberty 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 1,827 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). 10.8% of Liberty Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Liberty Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400, Liberty Township ranks 1,337th of 4,177 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 64 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,335 | Warner NH | 2,902 | $94K | 8.4% | 1.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,336 | Pembroke NY | 4,292 | $92K | 8.8% | 3.1% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,337 | Liberty Township OH | 3,963 | $67K | 5.8% | 1.2% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,338 | Aurora NE | 4,787 | $78K | 4.8% | 2.1% | 37% | B+ |
| 1,339 | Troy TX | 3,585 | $86K | 4.0% | 5.6% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Liberty Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Liberty Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | – | B+ | C+ | 19 min | $66,912 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $93,750 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 19 min | $56,857 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $91,510 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B | C | 26 min | $69,212 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $112,818 |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township and Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liberty 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 2024, 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 Liberty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty Township?
$66,912 (±$7,806) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?
5.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (20%, 5 mi), Allen Township (6%, 15 mi), Columbus (4%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Liberty Township walkable?
Liberty Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Liberty 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 Liberty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.