Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Aurora top those of 91% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 3.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn Aurora A; getting around on foot earns it B−. About one in seven stay in Aurora for work; outside it, Solon is the main destination (8%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Aurora, in brief
Aurora trades workers with the towns around it
Aurora has about as many jobs (7,942) as working residents (6,847), but they are mostly different people: 5,919 residents leave for work each day while 7,014 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Aurora are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Aurora’s commute
The biggest draw, Solon, gets only 8% of working residents, and 54% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Aurora residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Aurora draws workers from far and wide
The 7,942 jobs in Aurora are filled from a wide area. Aurora’s own residents hold 12% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Aurora
21% of Aurora workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Aurora workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Aurora earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($127,886, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Aurora could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How many people are in Aurora by day
On a workday 5,919 residents head out to work, 928 work right here, and 7,014 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
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 places Aurora commutes to
Where Aurora clocks in
8% 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.
Time on the road from Aurora: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aurora workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,581 commuters (the 20% 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.
65% of the jobs in Aurora pay over $3,333 a month
7,942 jobs are based in Aurora.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aurora, 2013 → 2023: 6,726 → 7,942. 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 Aurora’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Aurora’s workers travel
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.
The commute in Aurora is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Aurora is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #407 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Aurora near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,274 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). 5.2% of Aurora households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Aurora’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 24,000, Aurora ranks 279th of 1,822 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 277 | Avon CT | 19,096 | $154K | 4.8% | 3.8% | 10% | A |
| 278 | Norton MA | 19,559 | $125K | 4.7% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| 279 | Aurora OH | 18,014 | $128K | 3.4% | 3.9% | 14% | A |
| 280 | Duxbury MA | 16,498 | $177K | 5.1% | 3.3% | 11% | A |
| 281 | Springfield Township PA | 21,030 | $136K | 4.1% | 4.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,822 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Aurora, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Aurora: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Streetsboro (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aurora workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | – | A | B− | 28 min | $127,886 |
| Streetsboro | 3% | B+ | C− | 22 min | $90,274 |
| Bainbridge Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 26 min | $143,156 |
| Twinsburg Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $128,906 |
| Mantua Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $77,500 |
| Reminderville | under 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $106,905 |
| Bainbridge | 2% | A | C | 25 min | $144,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aurora’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Aurora: questions
What is the median household income in Aurora?
$127,886 (±$13,060) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aurora?
3.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aurora?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aurora work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Solon (8%, 8 mi), Cleveland (6%, 22 mi), Twinsburg (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Aurora walkable?
Aurora is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aurora without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aurora, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aurora
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. 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.