Van Buren Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Van Buren Township report 99 jobs, against 429 working residents. Hardly any work in Van Buren Township; the top destination outside it is Findlay (29%, 14 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Van Buren Township apart
Van Buren Township and Findlay trade workers both ways
Findlay is the top workplace for Van Buren Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Van Buren Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Van Buren Township is a place people come home to
There are 99 jobs based in Van Buren Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Van Buren Township has about 650 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Van Buren Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; with 429 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Van Buren Township work
Where Van Buren Township clocks in
29% of workers
8% 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.
Who leaves Van Buren Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 427 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Van Buren Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Van Buren Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Van Buren Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 509 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.
Most jobs in Van Buren Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Van Buren Township, 2014 → 2024: 90 → 99. 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 Van Buren Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Van Buren Township commutes less than 15 miles
About 23% 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.
Van Buren Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Van Buren Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $89,205 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | B | B | 21 min | $74,966 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Van Buren 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 Van Buren Township: questions
What is the median household income in Van Buren Township?
$89,205 (±$21,415) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Van Buren Township?
3.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Van Buren Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Van Buren Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Findlay (29%, 14 mi), Bluffton (8%, 9 mi), Allen Township (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Van Buren Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Van Buren Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Van Buren 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.