Dr. William A. Knowlton House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBrecksville has higher household incomes than 93% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 22% of workers (Ohio 13%). 3.5% of residents are in poverty; Ohio has 13.3%. Brecksville grades A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Brecksville apart
Brecksville draws workers from far and wide
The 9,018 jobs in Brecksville are filled from a wide area. Brecksville’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Brecksville works from home
22% of Brecksville workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Brecksville gains people on a workday
About 17,000 people are in Brecksville on a workday afternoon, 20% more than the 14,000 who live here: 8,500 come in to work and 5,800 head out. Day and night ↓
Most jobs in Brecksville pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Brecksville 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Brecksville’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brecksville is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #171 of 992 in Ohio. Household income holds Brecksville’s grade up ($135,000, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brecksville could be anywhere from A− to A+.
27% of working residents work in Cleveland
Where Brecksville clocks in
27% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Brecksville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brecksville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,420 commuters (the 22% 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.
Who works in Brecksville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,751 residents head out to work, 537 work right here, and 8,481 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Brecksville on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.43 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.
72% of the jobs in Brecksville pay over $3,333 a month
9,018 jobs are based in Brecksville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brecksville, 2013 → 2023: 9,535 → 9,018. 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 Brecksville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Brecksville’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.
In Brecksville, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brecksville is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #236 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% of 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 6,917 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 32% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Brecksville households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Brecksville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000, Brecksville comes 497th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 495 | Del Aire CA | 11,115 | $142K | 9.5% | 3.7% | 2% | A |
| 496 | Olympia Heights FL | 12,399 | $109K | 12.2% | 1.8% | 4% | A |
| 497 | Brecksville OH | 13,843 | $135K | 3.5% | 5.6% | 9% | A |
| 498 | Heath TX | 11,671 | $221K | 2.0% | 7.5% | 3% | A |
| 499 | Poquoson VA | 13,292 | $121K | 4.5% | 3.2% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | 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 Brecksville, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Brecksville
The biggest share goes to Broadview Heights (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brecksville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brecksville | – | A | B+ | 26 min | $135,000 |
| Sagamore Hills Township | under 2% | A− | C | 24 min | $90,604 |
| Independence | 3% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $115,733 |
| Broadview Heights | 4% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $103,125 |
| Richfield Township | under 2% | A | C | 23 min | $112,188 |
| Boston Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $91,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brecksville’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 Brecksville: questions
What is the median household income in Brecksville?
$135,000 (±$7,709) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brecksville?
3.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brecksville?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brecksville work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (27%, 12 mi), Broadview Heights (4%, 3 mi), Independence (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brecksville walkable?
Brecksville is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brecksville without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brecksville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brecksville
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.