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Jobs & commute in Aquilla

Most of Aquilla commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Employers in Aquilla report 10 jobs; 132 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Aquilla itself; outside it, Mentor draws the most (8%, 13 miles). At 23 minutes each way, commutes from Aquilla run about the Ohio average.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Aquilla, and who commutes in

On a workday 132 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

132live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night310
Workday180
310live here− 130head out to work+ 10come in to work= 180on a workday

About 180 people are in Aquilla on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Aquilla’s residents

AquillaMayfield Heights: 4 residents work here (3%)Chardon: 10 residents work here (8%)Bay VillageWickliffe: 4 residents work here (3%)Euclid: 6 residents work here (5%)Solon: 4 residents work here (3%)Mentor: 11 residents work here (8%)Cleveland: 9 residents work here (7%)Burton Township: 6 residents work here (5%)Chester TownshipClaridon Township: 7 residents work here (5%)Mantua TownshipThompson TownshipMunson Township: 6 residents work here (5%)Perry TownshipMentorChardonClevelandClaridon TownshipEuclidBurton TownshipAquilla
1
Mentor13 mi away
8%11
2
Chardon2.9 mi away
8%10
3
Cleveland26.6 mi away
7%9
45%7
5
Euclid18.2 mi away
5%6
65%6
75%6
8
Mayfield Heights14.7 mi away
3%4
9
Wickliffe15.8 mi away
3%4
10
Solon17.8 mi away
3%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%65
The top trips

Where Aquilla clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Aquilla is a services town

Jobs based in AquillaJobs Aquilla residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%18%
Services: health, schools, offices100%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less30%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%27%
Over $3,333 a month20%59%

Who does it

29 or younger10%26%
30 to 5450%40%
55 and older40%34%
−9%

Jobs based in Aquilla, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 10. 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 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Aquilla’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 23 minutes in Aquilla

A year of commuting
179 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Aquilla23 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Aquilla workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Aquilla gets to work
78%Drive alone
20%Carpool
2%Other

Share of the 100 commuters (the 12% 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.

How far

Aquilla’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi30 miMentor: 8% · 13 miChardon: 8% · 2.9 miCleveland: 7% · 26.6 miClaridon Township: 5% · 1.2 miEuclid: 5% · 18.2 miBurton Township: 5% · 6 miMunson Township: 5% · 4 miMayfield Heights: 3% · 14.7 miWickliffe: 3% · 15.8 miSolon: 3% · 17.8 miMentor 8%Chardon 8%Cleveland 7%Claridon Township 5%Euclid 5%Aquilla
AquillaTop destinations (size = commuters)
34%Under 10 mi45 residents
49%10–24 mi65 residents
12%25–50 mi16 residents
5%Over 50 mi6 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Aquilla: questions

What is the median household income in Aquilla?

$55,417 (±$10,151) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Aquilla?

13.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Aquilla?

23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Aquilla work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mentor (8%, 13 mi), Chardon (8%, 3 mi), Cleveland (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Aquilla without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Aquilla, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Aquilla

Aquilla home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.