Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Noble Township earn more than those in 75% of U.S. towns
0.8% of residents are in poverty, against 13.3% across Ohio. For jobs and income Noble Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (B−). 4% of workers have no commute at all, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Noble Township stands out on work
Noble Township makes and builds things
64% of the jobs based in Noble Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Noble Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Noble Township and St. Marys trade workers both ways
St. Marys is the top workplace for Noble Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Noble Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Noble Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio 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 917 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Noble Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Noble Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.6%) is left out: Noble Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Noble Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Factories, building and farms: 64% of the jobs in Noble Township
1,194 jobs are based in Noble Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Noble Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,026 → 1,194. 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 Noble Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
16% of working residents work in St. Marys
Where Noble Township clocks in
16% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Commuting from Noble Township: about 18 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 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 905 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.
In and out of Noble Township on a workday
On a workday 877 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 1,154 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Noble Township on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.30 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Noble Township goes to work
About 21% 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.
The commute in Noble Township is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 941 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). 2.8% 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.
For jobs and income, Noble Township is 596th of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 594 | Sherman Township KS | 2,022 | $104K | 6.0% | 2.7% | 9% | A− |
| 595 | Crow Wing Township MN | 2,194 | $100K | 3.4% | 1.8% | 2% | A− |
| 596 | Noble Township OH | 1,834 | $97K | 0.8% | 1.6% | 4% | A− |
| 597 | Shelby Township IN | 1,873 | $97K | 4.8% | 6.1% | 1% | A− |
| 598 | Chatham Township OH | 2,276 | $72K | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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.
Work next door: 16% of Noble Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Noble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Township | – | A− | B− | 18 min | $97,083 |
| St. Marys Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 16 min | $75,000 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| St. Marys | 16% | B+ | B− | 16 min | $79,516 |
| Center Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 18 min | $83,036 |
Same-state neighbors only. Salem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Marys. 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 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 Noble Township: questions
What is the median household income in Noble Township?
$97,083 (±$21,241) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Noble Township?
0.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Noble Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Noble Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Marys (16%, 3 mi), Wapakoneta (8%, 11 mi), Lima (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Noble Township walkable?
Noble Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Noble Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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), 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.