Households in Bolindale earn less than those in 92% of U.S. towns
18.4% of residents are in poverty (Ohio 13.3%). For jobs and income Bolindale is better than 26% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (C−). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Bolindale
Bolindale is a place people come home to
There are 137 jobs based in Bolindale, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bolindale has about 1,100 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bolindale and Warren trade workers both ways
Warren is the top workplace for Bolindale residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Bolindale come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer than half of Bolindale workers earn over $40,000 a year
43% of Bolindale’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 15% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
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; with 711 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Bolindale gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Job access by car holds Bolindale’s grade up (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($45,833, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (0.5%) is left out: Bolindale’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bolindale could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Bolindale quiets down on a workday
On a workday 710 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Bolindale on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.19 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 2023, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Warren
Where Bolindale clocks in
16% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 84% of the jobs in Bolindale
137 jobs are based in Bolindale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bolindale, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 137. 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 Bolindale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Bolindale, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bolindale workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 634 commuters (the 3% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bolindale
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 Bolindale is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 655 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). 5.1% of Bolindale households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bolindale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bolindale next to U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200: 3,871st of 6,161 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,869 | Spring Township PA | 1,385 | $62K | 10.3% | 3.1% | 3% | C |
| 3,870 | Tuolumne City CA | 1,148 | $57K | 7.5% | 0.0% | 8% | C |
| 3,871 | Bolindale OH | 1,637 | $46K | 18.4% | 0.5% | <1% | C |
| 3,872 | Bon Aqua Junction TN | 1,586 | $44K | 12.7% | 0.0% | 2% | C |
| 3,873 | De Soto IL | 1,388 | $63K | 16.3% | 8.0% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Bolindale, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 22% of Bolindale
The biggest share goes to Warren (16%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Bolindale’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 Bolindale: questions
What is the median household income in Bolindale?
$45,833 (±$9,044) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bolindale?
18.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bolindale?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bolindale work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (16%, 3 mi), Niles (6%, 2 mi), Youngstown (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bolindale walkable?
Bolindale is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bolindale without a car?
0% 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 Bolindale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bolindale
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.