Work & commute · German

Work & commute in German, OH

About one in 3 of German’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Archbold (35%), Wauseon (9%) and Toledo (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37%

1,115 of 2,981 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,866 German residents head out of town to work, 1,115 work right here, and 4,644 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in German.

1,866live here, work elsewhere

1,115live and work here

4,644work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where German goes to work

Archbold1.6 mi away

35%1,037

Wauseon8.3 mi away

9%262

Toledo38.1 mi away

4%113

Napoleon13.4 mi away

3%77

Defiance18.2 mi away

2%73

Fayette9.3 mi away

2%67

German (in town)right here

2%56

Ridgeville5.8 mi away

2%52

Columbus127.5 mi away

1%42

York13.1 mi away

1%33

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%1,169

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far German commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

52%

18%

12%

18%

52%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

German is a job hub

1.93jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in German are

5,759 jobs are based in German. Here is what they are, next to the jobs German’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in German

5,759 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)61%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)26%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs German residents hold

2,981 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+3%

Jobs based in German, 2013 → 2023: 5,613 → 5,759. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.