Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao (Uploads) · CC BY 3.0Jobs and earnings in Burbank, and the trip to work
5% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). Hardly any work in Burbank; the top destination outside it is Wooster (26%, 12 miles). Working residents average 29 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Burbank
On a workday 142 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 112 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Burbank on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 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.
Where Burbank goes to work
Where Burbank clocks in
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Burbank
112 jobs are based in Burbank.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burbank, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 112. 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 Burbank’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Burbank
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burbank workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 commuters (the 5% 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 Burbank
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 towns around Burbank
The biggest share goes to Canaan Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burbank workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank | – | — | — | 29 min | $63,125 |
| Canaan Township | 4% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $76,431 |
| Congress Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 29 min | $71,958 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burbank’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 Burbank: questions
What is the median household income in Burbank?
$63,125 (±$34,407) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burbank?
12.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burbank?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burbank work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wooster (26%, 12 mi), Medina (7%, 12 mi), Canaan Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burbank 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 Burbank, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burbank
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.