With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brady Lake works elsewhere
142 jobs are based in Brady Lake; 574 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Brady Lake itself; outside it, Akron draws the most (9%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Brady Lake
The workday shuffle in and out of Brady Lake
On a workday 572 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 140 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Brady Lake on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
Commuting out of Brady Lake: the destinations
Where Brady Lake clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Brady Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brady Lake, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 142. 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 Brady Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Brady Lake
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brady Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 commuters (the 19% 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.
The distance from Brady Lake to work
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.
Brady Lake and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brady Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Lake | – | — | — | 23 min | $44,205 |
| Ravenna Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 21 min | $63,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brady Lake’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 Brady Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Brady Lake?
$44,205 (±$27,637) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brady Lake?
11.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brady Lake?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brady Lake work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (9%, 12 mi), Kent (9%, 3 mi), Streetsboro (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brady Lake without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brady Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brady Lake
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.