Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJobs, pay and the trip to work in Sandusky Township
Home is the office for 2% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. For jobs and income Sandusky Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−). Working residents average 18 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sandusky Township and work: the main findings
Sandusky Township makes and builds things
60% of the jobs based in Sandusky Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Sandusky Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Sandusky Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Sandusky Township went from 1,236 in 2013 to 2,166 in 2023, +75%. The jobs ↓
Sandusky Township and Fremont trade workers both ways
Fremont is the top workplace for Sandusky Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Sandusky Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Sandusky Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Sandusky 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Sandusky Township
Household income holds Sandusky Township’s grade up ($82,796, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (23.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sandusky Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
In Sandusky Township, 60% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
2,166 jobs are based in Sandusky Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandusky Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,236 → 2,166. 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 Sandusky Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
24% of working residents work in Fremont
Where Sandusky Township clocks in
24% 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.
Sandusky Township’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandusky Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,547 commuters (the 1% 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.
Sandusky Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,545 residents head out to work, 110 work right here, and 2,056 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Sandusky Township on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 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 Sandusky Township’s workers travel
About 19% 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.
Most of Sandusky Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,570 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). 2.6% of Sandusky Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sandusky Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,433rd of 4,355: where Sandusky Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 2,431 | Somers Township OH | 3,814 | $64K | 16.9% | 2.4% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,432 | Green Creek Township OH | 3,448 | $69K | 17.4% | 2.5% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,433 | Sandusky Township OH | 3,562 | $83K | 23.3% | 3.8% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,434 | Lake Wildwood CA | 4,792 | $86K | 8.2% | 4.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,435 | Holton KS | 3,396 | $53K | 11.1% | 1.3% | 34% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | 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 Sandusky Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 24% of Sandusky Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandusky Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandusky Township | – | C+ | B− | 18 min | $82,796 |
| Fremont | 24% | C− | A− | 19 min | $47,024 |
| Rice Township | under 2% | C | D | 20 min | $71,823 |
| Ballville Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 22 min | $78,330 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $86,167 |
| Riley Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 22 min | $61,806 |
| Green Creek Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $68,622 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fremont. Darker towns draw more of Sandusky 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 Sandusky Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sandusky Township?
$82,796 (±$24,594) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandusky Township?
23.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandusky Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandusky Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fremont (24%, 2 mi), Clyde (6%, 10 mi), Stony Prairie (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sandusky Township walkable?
Sandusky Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sandusky 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 Sandusky Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandusky 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.