Photo: Djembayz · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Burton Township (2.7%) than in 75% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Burton Township itself; outside it, Cleveland draws the most (8%, 28 miles). Burton Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. The average commute takes 27 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Burton Township in brief
Burton Township trades workers with the towns around it
Burton Township has about as many jobs (1,747) as working residents (1,713), but they are mostly different people: 1,539 residents leave for work each day while 1,573 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Burton Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Burton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Burton Township is Cleveland, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (145) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Burton Township makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Burton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Burton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Burton Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Burton Township is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #341 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($81,780, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Burton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who commutes out of Burton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,539 residents head out to work, 174 work right here, and 1,573 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.02 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Burton Township’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Burton Township makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
1,747 jobs are based in Burton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burton Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,549 → 1,747. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Burton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Burton Township work
Where Burton Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
About 27 minutes each way for Burton Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,814 commuters (the 13% 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.
Few in Burton Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Burton Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #312 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 6.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,089 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). 10.9% of Burton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Burton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Burton Township places 1,086th of 3,908 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,100 to 5,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 57 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 65 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 86 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,084 | Hadley MA | 5,213 | $119K | 6.4% | 4.7% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,085 | Deerfield NH | 4,989 | $132K | 6.8% | 2.5% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,086 | Burton Township OH | 4,392 | $82K | 7.0% | 2.7% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,087 | Delavan WI | 5,210 | $76K | 6.8% | 2.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,088 | Oneida WI | 4,568 | $77K | 10.2% | 1.9% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,908 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Burton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Burton Township and its neighbors: 16% work next door
The biggest share goes to Newbury Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Township | – | B+ | B | 27 min | $81,780 |
| Claridon Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 23 min | $85,500 |
| Newbury Township | 5% | A | C− | 25 min | $101,491 |
| Middlefield | 5% | C | C+ | 19 min | $65,319 |
| Middlefield Township | 3% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $74,342 |
| Troy Township | 3% | A | C+ | 32 min | $87,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burton Township’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 2024, 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 Burton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burton Township?
$81,780 (±$7,797) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burton Township?
7.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burton Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (8%, 28 mi), Burton (6%, 0 mi), Newbury Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Burton Township walkable?
Burton Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burton Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.