Photo: Nyttend · Public domainThere are 2.1 jobs in Spencer Township for every working resident, and 1,565 people commute in
Only 3% work in Spencer Township itself; outside it, Toledo draws the most (27%, 11 miles). 1,587 jobs are based in Spencer Township for 743 working residents. Spencer Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Spencer Township, in a few figures
Spencer Township makes and builds things
76% of the jobs based in Spencer Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Spencer Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Spencer Township and Toledo trade workers both ways
Toledo is the top workplace for Spencer Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Spencer Township come from (37% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Spencer Township is where the jobs are
Spencer Township has 1,587 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,600 people are in town, 48% more than the 1,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 743 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Spencer Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Spencer Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.6%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($85,365, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.0%) is left out: Spencer 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, Spencer Township could be anywhere from B to A.
In Spencer Township, 76% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spencer Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,448 → 1,587. 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 Spencer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Spencer Township
Where Spencer Township clocks in
27% of workers
6% 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.
Spencer Township by day and by night
On a workday 721 residents head out to work and 22 work right here.
About 2,600 people are in Spencer Township on a workday afternoon, 48% more than live here.
2.1 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.
About 26 minutes to work from Spencer Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spencer Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 551 commuters (the 10% 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 distance from Spencer Township to work
About 17% 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.
The commute in Spencer Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Spencer Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Spencer 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 612 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 Spencer Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Spencer Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Spencer Township is 695th of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 1% | A+ |
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| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
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| 46 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 693 | Apple Mountain Lake VA | 1,671 | $132K | 3.2% | 4.3% | 1% | A− |
| 694 | Newcastle ME | 1,915 | $90K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 8% | A− |
| 695 | Spencer Township OH | 1,754 | $85K | 4.6% | 3.0% | 3% | A− |
| 696 | Pike Township OH | 1,707 | $95K | 3.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 697 | West Bath ME | 1,970 | $103K | 3.2% | 3.5% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Spencer Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Spencer Township
The biggest share goes to Springfield Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spencer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Township | – | A− | D | 26 min | $85,365 |
| Harding Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Springfield Township | 6% | B | C | 21 min | $80,694 |
| Richfield Township | under 2% | A | C | 25 min | $100,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harding Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spencer 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 Spencer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spencer Township?
$85,365 (±$16,318) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spencer Township?
4.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spencer Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spencer Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toledo (27%, 11 mi), Springfield Township (6%, 3 mi), Sylvania Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Spencer Township walkable?
Spencer Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Spencer 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 Spencer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spencer 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.