Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Loramie Township (6.1%) is higher than in 75% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Loramie Township is better than 42% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D). Only 7% work in Loramie Township; the top destination outside it is Sidney (19%, 11 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 Loramie Township
Loramie Township makes and builds things
61% of the jobs based in Loramie Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Loramie Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 37%. The jobs ↓
Loramie Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Loramie Township went from 575 in 2013 to 809 in 2023, +41%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Loramie Township’s grade explained
Household income holds Loramie Township’s grade up ($88,523, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Loramie Township could be anywhere from D to A.
In Loramie Township, 61% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
809 jobs are based in Loramie Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Loramie Township, 2013 → 2023: 575 → 809. 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 Loramie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Loramie Township
On a workday 1,142 residents head out to work, 89 work right here, and 720 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Loramie Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.66 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Loramie Township’s residents
Where Loramie Township clocks in
19% 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.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Loramie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Loramie Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,087 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.
Half of Loramie Township commutes less than 14 miles
About 17% 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.
Driving is how Loramie Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,184 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). 0.0% of Loramie Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Loramie Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Loramie Township is 2,656th among 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,654 | Denmark Township MI | 2,704 | $71K | 7.0% | 6.7% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,655 | Lyons Township MI | 3,580 | $75K | 8.2% | 5.2% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,656 | Loramie Township OH | 2,695 | $89K | 11.6% | 6.1% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,657 | Kittanning Township PA | 2,002 | $79K | 14.0% | 3.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,658 | Spring Township PA | 2,349 | $82K | 10.0% | 7.0% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Loramie Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Loramie Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Loramie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loramie Township | – | C+ | D | 24 min | $88,523 |
| Cynthian Township | under 2% | C | D | 20 min | $64,975 |
| Newberry Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $71,641 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $85,735 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 15 min | $95,603 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Loramie 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 Loramie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Loramie Township?
$88,523 (±$32,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Loramie Township?
11.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Loramie Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Loramie Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sidney (19%, 11 mi), Troy (7%, 16 mi), Piqua (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Loramie Township walkable?
Loramie Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Loramie Township 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 Loramie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Loramie 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.