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Jobs & commute in Mount Blanchard

Mount Blanchard has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Mount Blanchard; the top destination outside it is Findlay (30%, 11 miles). There are 27 jobs in Mount Blanchard, and 232 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Getting to work from Mount Blanchard, in brief

Mount Blanchard is a place people come home to

There are 27 jobs based in Mount Blanchard, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mount Blanchard has about 250 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

30% of Mount Blanchard works in Findlay

69 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Findlay, 11 miles away. That’s 30 times as many as work in Mount Blanchard itself. The commute map ↓

Few Mount Blanchard workers work from home

Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Who commutes out of Mount Blanchard, and who commutes in

On a workday 230 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.

230live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
25work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night460
Workday250
460live here− 230head out to work+ 25come in to work= 250on a workday

About 250 people are in Mount Blanchard on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Mount Blanchard to work: where people go

VanlueRawsonMount BlanchardArlington: 11 residents work here (5%)AdaCarey: 8 residents work here (3%)Upper Sandusky: 5 residents work here (2%)TiffinBellefontaineDefianceFindlay: 69 residents work here (30%)Columbus: 8 residents work here (3%)Cleveland: 4 residents work here (2%)Marion Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Allen Township: 15 residents work here (6%)Delaware Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Liberty Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Amanda TownshipFindlayAllen TownshipArlingtonCareyColumbusUpper SanduskyMount Blanchard
1
Findlay11.1 mi away
30%69
2
Allen Township16.7 mi away
6%15
3
Arlington5 mi away
5%11
4
Carey9.3 mi away
3%8
5
Columbus69.9 mi away
3%8
6
Upper Sandusky15.7 mi away
2%5
7
Marion Township30.3 mi away
2%5
82%5
9
Liberty Township12.8 mi away
2%5
10
Cleveland105.5 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%97
The top trips

Where Mount Blanchard clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

A commute of about 26 minutes in Mount Blanchard

A year of commuting
198 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mount Blanchard26 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

of Mount Blanchard workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Mount Blanchard gets to work
94%Drive alone
5%Carpool
1%Other

Share of the 310 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.

The jobs

Mount Blanchard is a services town

Jobs based in Mount BlanchardJobs Mount Blanchard residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%29%
Trade, transport & utilities19%23%
Services: health, schools, offices81%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less63%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%22%
Over $3,333 a month19%62%

Who does it

29 or younger7%19%
30 to 5430%56%
55 and older63%25%
−57%

Jobs based in Mount Blanchard, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 27. 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 Mount Blanchard’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Half of Mount Blanchard commutes less than 14 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFindlay: 30% · 11.1 miAllen Township: 6% · 16.7 miArlington: 5% · 5 miCarey: 3% · 9.3 miColumbus: 3% · 69.9 miUpper Sandusky: 2% · 15.7 miMarion Township: 2% · 30.3 miDelaware Township: 2% · 2.2 miLiberty Township: 2% · 12.8 miCleveland: 2% · 105.5 miFindlay 30%Allen Township 6%Arlington 5%Carey 3%Columbus 3%Mount Blanchard
Mount BlanchardTop destinations (size = commuters)
14%Under 10 mi33 residents
50%10–24 mi115 residents
16%25–50 mi36 residents
20%Over 50 mi47 residents

About 20% 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.

Next door

Next door to Mount Blanchard

The biggest share goes to Delaware Township (2%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Amanda Township18 min
Delaware Township25 min
Mount Blanchard26 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMount Blanchard workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Mount Blanchard–——26 min$72,438
Delaware Township2%BD−25 min$73,835
Amanda Townshipunder 2%BC−18 min$98,654

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Mount Blanchard’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Mount Blanchard: questions

What is the median household income in Mount Blanchard?

$72,438 (±$14,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mount Blanchard?

6.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mount Blanchard?

26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Mount Blanchard work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Findlay (30%, 11 mi), Allen Township (6%, 17 mi), Arlington (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mount Blanchard without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Mount Blanchard, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Mount Blanchard

Mount Blanchard home →

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.