Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Mark Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S. 119 jobs are based in Mark Township, and 383 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Mark Township itself; outside it, Defiance draws the most (19%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Mark Township in brief
Where Mark Township’s working residents head each day
Where Mark Township clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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.
In and out of Mark Township on a workday
On a workday 379 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 115 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Mark Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
A place that makes things: 32% of Mark Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mark Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 119. 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 Mark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Mark Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mark Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 328 commuters (the 7% 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.
Miles to work from Mark Township
About 23% 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.
Mark Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $91,938 |
| Delaware Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 30 min | $91,250 |
| Crane Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 26 min | $75,608 |
| Farmer Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hicksville Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 20 min | $64,685 |
Same-state neighbors only. Farmer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mark 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 Mark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mark Township?
$91,938 (±$26,947) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mark Township?
3.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mark Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mark Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Defiance (19%, 14 mi), Bryan (11%, 13 mi), Napoleon (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mark 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 Mark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mark 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.