Work & commute · Townsend

Work & commute in Townsend, OH

Most working residents leave Townsend for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bellevue (13%), Clyde (9%) and Sandusky (9%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 653 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 652 Townsend residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Townsend.

652live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

120work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Townsend goes to work

Bellevue8.2 mi away

13%82

Clyde6.8 mi away

9%62

Sandusky11 mi away

9%56

Fremont11.1 mi away

8%50

Perkins10.9 mi away

5%32

Margaretta4.9 mi away

3%19

Norwalk18 mi away

2%16

York5.6 mi away

2%15

Green Springs11.7 mi away

2%12

Columbus96.6 mi away

2%11

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%298

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

How far

How far Townsend commutes

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

35%

31%

14%

19%

35%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Townsend is a commuter town

0.19jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.19 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Townsend are

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

Jobs based in Townsend

121 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)91%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Townsend residents hold

653 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−4%

Jobs based in Townsend, 2013 → 2023: 126 → 121. 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.