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Jobs & commute in Neapolis

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Neapolis works elsewhere

There are 44 jobs in Neapolis for 250 working residents. Hardly any stay in Neapolis for work; outside it, Toledo is the main destination (20%, 19 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.

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 Neapolis, in brief

Neapolis is a place people come home to

There are 44 jobs based in Neapolis, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Neapolis has about 530 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Neapolis 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 ↓

Few Neapolis workers work from home

Only 0% 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 250 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Who works in Neapolis, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 248 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.

248live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
42work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night740
Workday530
740live here− 250head out to work+ 42come in to work= 530on a workday

About 530 people are in Neapolis on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs 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.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Neapolis: about 30 minutes

A year of commuting
227 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Neapolis30 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Neapolis gets to work
97%Drive alone
1%Carpool
1%Walk

Share of the 557 commuters (the 0% 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 commute map

Commuting out of Neapolis: the destinations

MonroeLivoniaLiberty CenterDeltaWhitehouse: 5 residents work here (2%)Waterville: 11 residents work here (4%)Sylvania: 6 residents work here (2%)Maumee: 17 residents work here (7%)Bowling Green: 13 residents work here (5%)Perrysburg: 15 residents work here (6%)Cincinnati: 7 residents work here (3%)Toledo: 50 residents work here (20%)Swan Creek TownshipYork TownshipSylvania Township: 12 residents work here (5%)Perrysburg Township: 8 residents work here (3%)Providence TownshipNeapolisToledoMaumeePerrysburgBowling GreenSylvania TownshipWatervilleNeapolis
1
Toledo19.3 mi away
20%50
2
Maumee12.1 mi away
7%17
3
Perrysburg12.4 mi away
6%15
4
Bowling Green14 mi away
5%13
5
Sylvania Township16.2 mi away
5%12
6
Waterville7.2 mi away
4%11
73%8
8
Cincinnati165.8 mi away
3%7
9
Sylvania17.4 mi away
2%6
10
Whitehouse4.6 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%106
The top trips

Where Neapolis 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.

The jobs

55% of the jobs in Neapolis make or build things

Jobs based in NeapolisJobs Neapolis residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms55%24%
Trade, transport & utilities9%16%
Services: health, schools, offices36%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%22%
Over $3,333 a month50%64%

Who does it

29 or younger27%23%
30 to 5443%52%
55 and older30%24%
+159%

Jobs based in Neapolis, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 44. 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 Neapolis’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How many miles Neapolis commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miToledo: 20% · 19.3 miMaumee: 7% · 12.1 miPerrysburg: 6% · 12.4 miBowling Green: 5% · 14 miSylvania Township: 5% · 16.2 miWaterville: 4% · 7.2 miPerrysburg Township: 3% · 15.6 miCincinnati: 3% · 165.8 miSylvania: 2% · 17.4 miWhitehouse: 2% · 4.6 miToledo 20%Maumee 7%Perrysburg 6%Bowling Green 5%Sylvania Township 5%Neapolis
NeapolisTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi38 residents
63%10–24 mi158 residents
5%25–50 mi13 residents
16%Over 50 mi41 residents

About 16% 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.

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 Neapolis: questions

What is the median household income in Neapolis?

$99,405 (±$25,009) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Neapolis?

17.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Neapolis?

30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Neapolis work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toledo (20%, 19 mi), Maumee (7%, 12 mi), Perrysburg (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Neapolis 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 Neapolis, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Neapolis

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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.