Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Auburn Township are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Auburn Township itself; outside it, Cleveland draws the most (15%, 24 miles). 3.4% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.3% across Ohio. The two grades for Auburn Township are A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Auburn Township, in brief
Auburn Township makes and builds things
57% of the jobs based in Auburn Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Auburn Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
Auburn Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Auburn Township is Cleveland, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (437) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs in Auburn Township pay over $40,000 a year
73% of the jobs based in Auburn Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Auburn Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Auburn Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #33 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input (0.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Auburn Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 57% of the jobs in Auburn Township
1,642 jobs are based in Auburn Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Auburn Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,459 → 1,642. 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 Auburn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Auburn Township
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.
Auburn Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,725 residents head out to work, 156 work right here, and 1,486 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Auburn Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.57 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Auburn Township’s working residents head each day
Where Auburn Township clocks in
15% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Auburn Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Auburn Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,017 commuters (the 16% 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.
For most of Auburn Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,608 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). 1.0% of Auburn Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Auburn Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,283 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900, Auburn Township comes 92nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 35 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 12% | A+ |
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| 90 | West Newbury MA | 4,709 | $180K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| 91 | Pound Ridge NY | 5,057 | $250K | 4.5% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 92 | Auburn Township OH | 6,593 | $156K | 3.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 93 | Parker TX | 6,462 | $229K | 5.4% | 2.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 94 | Argyle TX | 6,372 | $181K | 1.2% | 3.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Auburn Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Auburn Township
The biggest share goes to Bainbridge Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Auburn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Township | – | A+ | D | 23 min | $155,515 |
| Newbury Township | under 2% | A | C− | 25 min | $101,491 |
| Troy Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 32 min | $87,375 |
| Bainbridge Township | 4% | A+ | C+ | 26 min | $143,156 |
| Mantua Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $77,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Auburn 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 Auburn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Auburn Township?
$155,515 (±$29,736) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Auburn Township?
3.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Auburn Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Auburn Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (15%, 24 mi), Solon (6%, 11 mi), Bainbridge Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Auburn Township walkable?
Auburn Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Auburn Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Auburn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Auburn 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.