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Jobs & commute in Cherry Valley Township

Most of Cherry Valley Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. There are 45 jobs in Cherry Valley Township for 290 working residents. Hardly any stay in Cherry Valley Township for work; outside it, Andover is the main destination (15%, 5 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Cherry Valley Township and work: the main findings

Cherry Valley Township is a place people come home to

There are 45 jobs based in Cherry Valley Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cherry Valley Township has about 690 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Cherry Valley Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

Few Cherry Valley Township workers work from home

Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓

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; with 290 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Cherry Valley Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.

289live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
44work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night930
Workday690
930live here− 290head out to work+ 44come in to work= 690on a workday

About 690 people are in Cherry Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.16jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Cherry Valley Township: about 35 minutes

A year of commuting
267 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Cherry Valley Township35 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Cherry Valley Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Cherry Valley Township gets to work
74%Drive alone
26%Carpool
1%Walk

Share of the 401 commuters (the 0% 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.

The commute map

Where Cherry Valley Township’s working residents head each day

Andover: 44 residents work here (15%)OrwellJefferson: 15 residents work here (5%)North PerryParma HeightsChardon: 7 residents work here (2%)Ashtabula: 16 residents work here (6%)Mentor: 7 residents work here (2%)Cleveland: 9 residents work here (3%)Wayne TownshipWilliamsfield TownshipJefferson Township: 13 residents work here (4%)Richmond TownshipDorset Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Lenox TownshipNew Lyme TownshipAndover Township: 8 residents work here (3%)Cherry Valley TownshipEdgewood: 9 residents work here (3%)AndoverAshtabulaJeffersonJefferson TownshipClevelandEdgewoodCherry Valley Township
1
Andover5.2 mi away
15%44
2
Ashtabula20 mi away
6%16
3
Jefferson10.4 mi away
5%15
4
Jefferson Township11.4 mi away
4%13
5
Cleveland53.1 mi away
3%9
6
Edgewood19 mi away
3%9
73%8
8
Chardon28 mi away
2%7
9
Mentor34.9 mi away
2%7
102%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%156
The top trips

Where Cherry Valley Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Cherry Valley Township makes things: 36% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Cherry Valley TownshipJobs Cherry Valley Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms36%30%
Trade, transport & utilities56%21%
Services: health, schools, offices9%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less16%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%27%
Over $3,333 a month58%55%

Who does it

29 or younger40%21%
30 to 5436%49%
55 and older24%31%
+96%

Jobs based in Cherry Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 45. 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 Cherry Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cherry Valley Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miAndover: 15% · 5.2 miAshtabula: 6% · 20 miJefferson: 5% · 10.4 miJefferson Township: 4% · 11.4 miCleveland: 3% · 53.1 miEdgewood: 3% · 19 miAndover Township: 3% · 5 miChardon: 2% · 28 miMentor: 2% · 34.9 miDorset Township: 2% · 5 miAndover 15%Ashtabula 6%Jefferson 5%Jefferson Township 4%Cleveland 3%Cherry Valley Township
Cherry Valley TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
31%Under 10 mi90 residents
31%10–24 mi90 residents
20%25–50 mi59 residents
17%Over 50 mi50 residents

About 17% 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.

Next door

Cherry Valley Township and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Andover Township (3%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownCherry Valley Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cherry Valley Township–——35 min$60,476
Wayne Townshipunder 3%——27 min—
Dorset Township2%——34 min—
Andover Township3%D−B−27 min$57,406
New Lyme Townshipunder 3%C−D−33 min$54,915
Williamsfield Townshipunder 3%CD−28 min$65,298
Lenox Townshipunder 3%DD−27 min$49,474

Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township and Dorset Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Cherry Valley Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Cherry Valley Township: questions

What is the median household income in Cherry Valley Township?

$60,476 (±$47,433) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Cherry Valley Township?

3.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Cherry Valley Township?

35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Cherry Valley Township work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Andover (15%, 5 mi), Ashtabula (6%, 20 mi), Jefferson (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cherry Valley Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Cherry Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Cherry Valley Township

Cherry Valley Township home →

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.