Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainNoble Township has higher unemployment (11.3%) than 96% of U.S. towns
3% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). Jobs and income earn Noble Township C−; getting around on foot earns it B+. About one in ten work in Noble Township itself; outside it, Defiance draws the most (29%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Noble Township: the gist
Noble Township and Defiance trade workers both ways
Defiance is the top workplace for Noble Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Noble Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Noble Township is where the jobs are
Noble Township has 3,861 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Noble Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Noble Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Noble Township workers work from home
Only 3% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Noble Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Noble Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #853 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Noble Township’s grade up (10.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Noble Township could be anywhere from C− to C+.
Commuting in to Noble Township: where workers come from
Where Noble Township clocks in
5% 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.
Noble Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,123 residents head out to work, 267 work right here, and 3,594 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,400 people are in Noble Township on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
What Noble Township’s employers do
3,861 jobs are based in Noble Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Noble Township, 2014 → 2024: 3,592 → 3,861. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Noble Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Noble Township’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Noble Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,683 commuters (the 3% 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.
How far it is to work from Noble Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Noble Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Noble Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #147 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Noble 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 2,757 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 Noble Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Noble Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Noble Township ranks: 2,756th of 3,494 U.S. towns of 4,100 to 8,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,754 | Saranac Lake NY | 4,793 | $62K | 17.7% | 3.0% | 25% | C− |
| 2,755 | Nitro WV | 6,270 | $54K | 20.2% | 5.4% | 5% | C− |
| 2,756 | Noble Township OH | 5,919 | $67K | 10.6% | 11.3% | 11% | C− |
| 2,757 | Concordia KS | 4,991 | $51K | 12.2% | 3.2% | 44% | C− |
| 2,758 | London KY | 7,637 | $48K | 30.2% | 3.5% | 34% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,494 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 3% | 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 Noble Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Noble Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Richland Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Noble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Township | – | C− | B+ | 17 min | $66,563 |
| Defiance Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 19 min | $66,082 |
| Tiffin Township | under 2% | C | D− | 19 min | $76,786 |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 30 min | $91,250 |
| Richland Township | 2% | A− | C− | 18 min | $89,362 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Noble 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 2024, 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 Noble Township: questions
What is the median household income in Noble Township?
$66,563 (±$8,665) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Noble Township?
10.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Noble Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Noble Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Defiance (29%, 3 mi), Archbold (5%, 15 mi), Bryan (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Noble Township walkable?
Noble Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Noble 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 Noble Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Noble Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.