Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in St. Marys Township (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
St. Marys Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 4% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%). The average commute takes 16 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in St. Marys Township, in a few figures
St. Marys Township and St. Marys trade workers both ways
St. Marys is the top workplace for St. Marys Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in St. Marys Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from St. Marys Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. Time on the road ↓
Few St. Marys Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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.
What’s behind St. Marys Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, St. Marys Township is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #347 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds St. Marys Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($75,000, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, St. Marys Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
22% of working residents work in St. Marys
Where St. Marys Township clocks in
22% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
The trip to work from St. Marys Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Marys Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,491 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.
Who works in St. Marys Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 4,122 residents head out to work, 1,170 work right here, and 3,172 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 32% of St. Marys Township’s jobs are in goods
4,342 jobs are based in St. Marys Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Marys Township, 2014 → 2024: 4,400 → 4,342. 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 St. Marys Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from St. Marys Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in St. Marys Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, St. Marys Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #443 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,698 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). 5.0% of St. Marys Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of St. Marys Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, St. Marys Township comes 961st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 959 | Hillsborough NC | 9,778 | $98K | 8.0% | 4.1% | 9% | B+ |
| 960 | Willoughby Hills OH | 9,992 | $67K | 5.6% | 3.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 961 | St. Marys Township OH | 11,069 | $75K | 6.8% | 1.4% | 22% | B+ |
| 962 | Hanover Township OH | 8,396 | $80K | 6.5% | 3.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 963 | German Township OH | 8,909 | $97K | 6.3% | 5.0% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 19% | 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 St. Marys Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 22% of St. Marys Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Marys Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys Township | – | B+ | B− | 16 min | $75,000 |
| Noble Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 18 min | $97,083 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | C | D | 24 min | $62,456 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 19 min | $82,500 |
| German Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 17 min | $91,393 |
| St. Marys | 22% | B+ | B− | 16 min | $79,516 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Marys. Darker towns draw more of St. Marys 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 St. Marys Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Marys Township?
$75,000 (±$9,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Marys Township?
6.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Marys Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Marys Township work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Marys (22%, 2 mi), New Bremen (10%, 6 mi), Celina (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is St. Marys Township walkable?
St. Marys Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around St. Marys Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Marys Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Marys 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.