Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBerkey has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
4% of workers have no commute at all, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. Employers in Berkey report 34 jobs for 148 working residents. Hardly any work in Berkey; the top destination outside it is Toledo (30%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Berkey
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Berkey on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Berkey to work: where people go
Where Berkey clocks in
30% of workers
10% 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.
71% of the jobs in Berkey pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berkey, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 34. 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 Berkey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Berkey: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berkey workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 141 commuters (the 4% 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.
Where in the region Berkey works
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.
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 Berkey: questions
What is the median household income in Berkey?
$113,611 (±$17,062) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berkey?
0.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berkey?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berkey work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toledo (30%, 14 mi), Sylvania Township (10%, 6 mi), Sylvania (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Berkey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berkey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berkey
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.