Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0At 3.4%, unemployment in Eaton Township is lower than in 63% of U.S. towns
Eaton Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 4% work in Eaton Township; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (16%, 20 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Eaton Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eaton Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #322 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($77,143, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eaton Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Who commutes out of Eaton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,745 residents head out to work, 102 work right here, and 1,674 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,500 people are in Eaton Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.62 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Eaton Township work
Where Eaton Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Eaton Township
1,776 jobs are based in Eaton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eaton Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,327 → 1,776. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Eaton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Eaton Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eaton Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,393 commuters (the 9% 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 far Eaton Township’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Eaton Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eaton Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #848 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,643 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). 5.3% of Eaton Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eaton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Eaton Township is 952nd of 3,283 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 950 | East Manchester Township PA | 8,703 | $102K | 3.4% | 6.0% | 6% | A− |
| 951 | Blythewood SC | 7,233 | $94K | 4.8% | 5.0% | 2% | A− |
| 952 | Eaton Township OH | 6,576 | $77K | 6.3% | 3.4% | 4% | A− |
| 953 | Byron Township IL | 6,398 | $90K | 6.1% | 2.9% | 12% | A− |
| 954 | East Union Township OH | 6,959 | $73K | 6.9% | 1.5% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Eaton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 14% of Eaton Township
The biggest share goes to Elyria (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eaton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Township | – | A− | D | 24 min | $77,143 |
| Grafton | 2% | B | B− | 27 min | $90,724 |
| Elyria | 9% | C | C+ | 23 min | $54,945 |
| Carlisle Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 23 min | $86,944 |
| North Ridgeville | 3% | A | B− | 26 min | $96,698 |
| Columbia Township | under 3% | A− | C | 26 min | $94,393 |
| Grafton Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 38 min | $89,946 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eaton 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 2024, 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 Eaton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eaton Township?
$77,143 (±$14,136) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eaton Township?
6.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eaton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eaton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (16%, 20 mi), Elyria (9%, 6 mi), Westlake (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Eaton Township walkable?
Eaton Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eaton Township 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 Eaton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eaton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.