Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Campbell have lower incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 31.1% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). The two grades for Campbell are D for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 7% work in Campbell itself; outside it, Youngstown draws the most (20%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Campbell and work: the main findings
Campbell and Youngstown trade workers both ways
Youngstown is the top workplace for Campbell residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Campbell come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Campbell is a place people come home to
There are 667 jobs based in Campbell, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Campbell has about 5,600 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer than half of Campbell workers earn over $40,000 a year
42% of Campbell’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 19% 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.
The four measures behind Campbell’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Campbell is better than 12% of U.S. towns, #951 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Campbell’s grade up (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (12.3%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Campbell could be anywhere from D to C−.
Where Campbell goes to work
Where Campbell clocks in
20% of workers
13% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Campbell
On a workday 2,559 residents head out to work, 187 work right here, and 480 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Campbell on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.24 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.
Jobs in Campbell: what the 667 are
667 jobs are based in Campbell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Campbell, 2013 → 2023: 766 → 667. 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 Campbell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way for Campbell’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Campbell workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,599 commuters (the 12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Campbell
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Campbell is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Campbell is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #741 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 2,953 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). 11.7% of Campbell households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Campbell’s commuters take a bus or train.
Campbell and other U.S. towns of 5,400 to 10,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,804 | York Township OH | 6,710 | $56K | 14.7% | 8.4% | 17% | D |
| 2,805 | Russellville KY | 7,454 | $45K | 20.7% | 6.4% | 25% | D |
| 2,806 | Campbell OH | 7,721 | $43K | 31.1% | 12.3% | 7% | D |
| 2,807 | Alfred NY | 6,217 | $42K | 36.7% | 16.1% | 23% | D |
| 2,808 | Rochester IN | 6,132 | $57K | 18.1% | 7.7% | 29% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,051 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Campbell, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 23% of Campbell
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Campbell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell | – | D | C− | 22 min | $42,909 |
| Youngstown | 20% | D | A− | 20 min | $34,408 |
| Coitsville Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 33 min | $58,750 |
| Struthers | 3% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $53,447 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Youngstown. Darker towns draw more of Campbell’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 Campbell: questions
What is the median household income in Campbell?
$42,909 (±$7,023) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Campbell?
31.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Campbell?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Campbell work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Youngstown (20%, 3 mi), Boardman Township (13%, 6 mi), Austintown (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Campbell walkable?
Campbell is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Campbell without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Campbell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Campbell
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.