Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Craig Beach commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 72 jobs in Craig Beach, and 416 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Craig Beach C+; getting around on foot earns it C+. Only 1% stay in Craig Beach for work; outside it, Youngstown is the main destination (7%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Craig Beach: the figures worth knowing
Craig Beach is a place people come home to
There are 72 jobs based in Craig Beach, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Craig Beach has about 660 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Craig Beach workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 416 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Craig Beach
On income, poverty and job access, Craig Beach is better than 43% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Craig Beach’s grade up (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (17.1%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (1.4%) is left out: Craig Beach’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Craig Beach could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Craig Beach quiets down on a workday
On a workday 411 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Craig Beach on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
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 from Craig Beach: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Craig Beach workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 448 commuters (the 6% 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 towns that employ Craig Beach’s residents
Where Craig Beach clocks in
7% 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.
Jobs in Craig Beach: what the 72 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Craig Beach, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 72. 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 Craig Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Craig Beach
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.
The commute in Craig Beach is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Craig Beach is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Craig Beach near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 476 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). 5.0% of Craig Beach households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Craig Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
Craig Beach is 1,244th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,242 | Robinhood MS | 1,298 | $70K | 14.1% | 5.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,243 | Ohatchee AL | 1,188 | $77K | 12.0% | 3.9% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,244 | Craig Beach OH | 1,004 | $72K | 17.1% | 1.4% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,245 | Atkinson Township IL | 1,199 | $58K | 6.1% | 7.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,246 | Franklin Township IN | 1,179 | $69K | 7.5% | 0.8% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Craig Beach, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
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 Craig Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Craig Beach?
$72,361 (±$23,450) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Craig Beach?
17.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Craig Beach?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Craig Beach work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Youngstown (7%, 18 mi), Boardman Township (6%, 18 mi), Ravenna (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Craig Beach walkable?
Craig Beach is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Craig Beach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Craig Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Craig Beach
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.