Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMiami Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B+: better than 69% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 52% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Miami Township; the top destination outside it is Bellefontaine (13%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Miami Township, in brief
Miami Township is a place people come home to
There are 225 jobs based in Miami Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Miami Township has about 1,500 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Miami Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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 881 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Miami Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Miami Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Miami Township’s grade up (4.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Miami Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Miami Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 857 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Miami Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miami Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,120 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
13% of working residents work in Bellefontaine
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Miami Township clocks in
13% of workers
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 225 jobs in Miami Township are
225 jobs are based in Miami Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Miami Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miami Township, 2013 → 2023: 272 → 225. 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.
Half of Miami Township commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 18% 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.
Most trips from Miami Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Miami Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Miami 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 1,283 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). 6.8% of Miami Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Miami Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Miami Township is 1,260th of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Miami Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,258 | Conway MA | 1,750 | $97K | 4.4% | 2.4% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,259 | Jackson Township OH | 1,562 | $93K | 6.1% | 0.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,260 | Miami Township OH | 2,130 | $74K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,261 | Kiefer OK | 2,310 | $83K | 10.4% | 3.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,262 | Union City OK | 2,129 | $106K | 11.5% | 2.9% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | 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.
Miami Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to De Graff (3%). Darker towns draw more of Miami Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miami Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Township | – | B+ | C− | 30 min | $73,964 |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | B | D− | 25 min | $97,500 |
| De Graff | 3% | B | C− | 31 min | $84,128 |
| Adams Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 30 min | $106,389 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | A− | D | 18 min | $88,409 |
| Perry Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry Township: not graded. Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Miami Township: questions
What is the median household income in Miami Township?
$73,964 (±$12,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miami Township?
4.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miami Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miami Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (13%, 11 mi), Washington Township (6%, 9 mi), Sidney (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Miami Township walkable?
Miami Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Miami Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miami Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miami 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.