Creston has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Creston report 235 jobs for 848 working residents. Creston grades B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 2% stay in Creston for work; outside it, Wooster is the main destination (17%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Creston apart on work
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Creston
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Creston is better than 69% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Creston’s grade up (4.8%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($68,500, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Creston could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Creston
On a workday 828 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 215 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Creston on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where the trip to work from Creston ends
Where Creston clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Creston is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Creston, 2013 → 2023: 235 → 235. 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 Creston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Creston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Creston workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,063 commuters (the 7% 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.
How many miles Creston commutes
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 Creston, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Creston is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Creston 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 1,143 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). 3.5% of Creston households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Creston’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Creston ranks 1,226th of 5,404 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,224 | Chetek WI | 1,756 | $95K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,225 | Lagunitas-Forest Knolls CA | 1,626 | $131K | 4.4% | 2.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,226 | Creston OH | 2,143 | $69K | 4.8% | 3.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,227 | Norris TN | 1,621 | $76K | 6.6% | 0.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,228 | Washington Township IN | 1,848 | $88K | 4.2% | 1.3% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Creston, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Creston
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Creston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston | – | B+ | B− | 26 min | $68,500 |
| Westfield Township | under 3% | A | D | 25 min | $98,413 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Creston’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 Creston: questions
What is the median household income in Creston?
$68,500 (±$10,186) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Creston?
4.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Creston?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Creston work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wooster (17%, 11 mi), Medina (5%, 11 mi), Orrville (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Creston walkable?
Creston is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Creston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Creston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Creston
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.