Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Household incomes in Chagrin Falls are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Chagrin Falls is better than 93% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (A). 3.5% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. 29% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Chagrin Falls: the gist
Home offices are common in Chagrin Falls
29% of Chagrin Falls workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Chagrin Falls is where the jobs are
Chagrin Falls has 2,617 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Chagrin Falls has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Chagrin Falls went from 1,861 in 2013 to 2,617 in 2023, +41%. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Chagrin Falls’ workers comes from Cleveland
149 of the people who work in Chagrin Falls live in Cleveland, 15 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Chagrin Falls’ Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chagrin Falls could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Chagrin Falls’ commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chagrin Falls workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,477 commuters (the 29% 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.
Chagrin Falls fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,533 residents head out to work, 179 work right here, and 2,438 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,000 people are in Chagrin Falls on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Services make up most of the work in Chagrin Falls
2,617 jobs are based in Chagrin Falls.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chagrin Falls, 2013 → 2023: 1,861 → 2,617. 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 Chagrin Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Chagrin Falls, and from where
Where Chagrin Falls clocks in
21% of workers
5% 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.
How far it is to work from Chagrin Falls
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 Chagrin Falls, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,081 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 8.0% of Chagrin Falls households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Chagrin Falls’ commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500, Chagrin Falls ranks 292nd of 4,023 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 290 | Mountain Green UT | 3,976 | $150K | 0.9% | 1.7% | 5% | A |
| 291 | Mirrormont WA | 4,019 | $182K | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 292 | Chagrin Falls OH | 4,073 | $100K | 3.5% | 3.0% | 10% | A |
| 293 | Apple Creek Township ND | 3,515 | $157K | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 294 | Aromas CA | 3,245 | $148K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Chagrin Falls, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Chagrin Falls
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chagrin Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chagrin Falls | – | A | A | 21 min | $99,672 |
| Chagrin Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Moreland Hills | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $185,592 |
| Russell Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $106,061 |
| Bentleyville | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chagrin Falls Township: not graded. Bentleyville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chagrin Falls’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 Chagrin Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Chagrin Falls?
$99,672 (±$14,554) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chagrin Falls?
3.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chagrin Falls?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chagrin Falls work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (21%, 15 mi), Solon (5%, 4 mi), Beachwood (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chagrin Falls walkable?
Chagrin Falls is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chagrin Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chagrin Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chagrin Falls
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.