Providence Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
264 jobs are based in Providence Township; 1,546 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Providence Township B; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 2% work in Providence Township itself; outside it, Toledo draws the most (19%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Providence Township: the figures worth knowing
Providence Township is a place people come home to
There are 264 jobs based in Providence Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Providence Township has about 2,100 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Providence Township and Toledo trade workers both ways
Toledo is the top workplace for Providence Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Providence Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Providence Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Providence Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #457 of 992 in Ohio. Household income holds Providence Township’s grade up ($97,675, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Providence Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Providence Township
On a workday 1,514 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 232 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Providence Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Providence Township to work: where people go
Where Providence Township clocks in
19% 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Providence Township makes things: 51% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Providence Township, 2013 → 2023: 304 → 264. 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 Providence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from Providence Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Providence Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,519 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Providence Township works
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Providence Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Providence Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #906 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Providence 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 1,760 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Providence Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Providence Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Providence Township is 1,555th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 41 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 1,553 | Waverly Township MI | 2,502 | $84K | 9.7% | 2.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,554 | Alexander NY | 2,446 | $76K | 2.8% | 3.8% | 5% | B |
| 1,555 | Providence Township OH | 3,397 | $98K | 7.3% | 5.3% | 2% | B |
| 1,556 | West Buffalo Township PA | 2,852 | $79K | 6.7% | 2.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,557 | Hesston KS | 3,458 | $75K | 5.7% | 4.1% | 21% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Providence Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Providence Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Providence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Township | – | B | D | 27 min | $97,675 |
| Grand Rapids Township | under 3% | B | C | 25 min | $76,574 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | A | D− | 25 min | $130,643 |
| Grand Rapids | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Waterville Township | under 3% | A | B | 23 min | $114,360 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $87,996 |
| Swanton Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 23 min | $69,044 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand Rapids: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Providence 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 Providence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Providence Township?
$97,675 (±$14,799) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Providence Township?
7.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Providence Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Providence Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toledo (19%, 19 mi), Maumee (6%, 11 mi), Bowling Green (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Providence Township walkable?
Providence Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Providence Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Providence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Providence 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.