Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Loudon Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Loudon Township B; getting around on foot earns it D. 210 jobs are based in Loudon Township for 955 working residents. 4% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Loudon Township in brief
Loudon Township and Fostoria trade workers both ways
Fostoria is the top workplace for Loudon Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Loudon Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Loudon Township is a place people come home to
There are 210 jobs based in Loudon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Loudon Township has about 1,400 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Loudon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 955 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Loudon Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Loudon Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Loudon Township’s grade up (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Loudon Township could be anywhere from C to A.
15% of working residents work in Fostoria
Where Loudon Township clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Loudon Township
On a workday 948 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 203 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Loudon 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.
Commuting from Loudon Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Loudon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,128 commuters (the 4% 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.
37% of the jobs in Loudon Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Loudon Township, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 210. 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 Loudon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Loudon Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
Loudon Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Loudon Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Loudon 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 1,174 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). 1.9% of Loudon Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Loudon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Loudon Township ranks: 1,535th of 5,641 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | 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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| 21 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 30 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,533 | Durham OR | 1,904 | $81K | 13.9% | 1.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,534 | Butler Township IN | 1,759 | $81K | 13.2% | 1.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,535 | Loudon Township OH | 2,188 | $83K | 8.3% | 2.2% | 1% | B |
| 1,536 | Findley Township PA | 2,827 | $91K | 6.1% | 5.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,537 | Sylvan Springs AL | 1,600 | $82K | 10.7% | 3.5% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Loudon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
17% of Loudon Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Fostoria (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Loudon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudon Township | – | B | D | 28 min | $83,185 |
| Fostoria | 15% | C− | B+ | 23 min | $54,151 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hopewell Township | 2% | B | B− | 16 min | $61,434 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 22 min | $76,169 |
| Big Spring Township | under 2% | B− | C | 24 min | $73,688 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Loudon 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 Loudon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Loudon Township?
$83,185 (±$13,933) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Loudon Township?
8.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Loudon Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Loudon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fostoria (15%, 4 mi), Findlay (13%, 15 mi), Tiffin (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Loudon Township walkable?
Loudon Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Loudon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Loudon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Loudon 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.