Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Claridon Township are higher than in 63% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Claridon Township itself; outside it, Cleveland draws the most (11%, 28 miles). 18.3% of residents live below the poverty line; Ohio has 13.3%. For jobs and income Claridon Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Claridon Township: the gist
Claridon Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Claridon Township is Cleveland, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (152) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Claridon Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Claridon Township went from 653 in 2013 to 966 in 2023, +48%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Claridon Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Claridon Township’s grade up ($85,500, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Claridon Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Miles to work from Claridon Township
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.
Goods, not services: 29% of the jobs in Claridon Township
966 jobs are based in Claridon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Claridon Township, 2013 → 2023: 653 → 966. 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 Claridon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Claridon Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,350 residents head out to work, 71 work right here, and 895 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Claridon Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
The towns that employ Claridon Township’s residents
Where Claridon Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
From Claridon Township, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Claridon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,467 commuters (the 8% 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.
For most of Claridon Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,592 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). 7.0% of Claridon Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Claridon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Claridon Township next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200: 2,478th of 4,562 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,476 | Mound Township KS | 2,350 | $61K | 6.8% | 2.0% | 20% | C+ |
| 2,477 | Deerfield Township MI | 3,366 | $97K | 9.2% | 5.7% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,478 | Claridon Township OH | 3,116 | $86K | 18.3% | 4.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,479 | Reily Township OH | 2,778 | $77K | 14.4% | 3.8% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,480 | Lawrence Park Township PA | 3,684 | $75K | 15.0% | 4.5% | 7% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Claridon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 12% of Claridon Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Chardon (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Claridon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claridon Township | – | C+ | D | 23 min | $85,500 |
| Burton Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 27 min | $81,780 |
| Huntsburg Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 44 min | $80,750 |
| Munson Township | 4% | A | C− | 27 min | $139,205 |
| Hambden Township | under 3% | A | C− | 27 min | $93,849 |
| Chardon | 8% | A− | A− | 25 min | $86,613 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Claridon 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 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 Claridon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Claridon Township?
$85,500 (±$18,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Claridon Township?
18.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Claridon Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Claridon Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (11%, 28 mi), Chardon (8%, 4 mi), Mentor (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Claridon Township walkable?
Claridon Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Claridon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Claridon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Claridon Township
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.