Photo: JonRidinger · CC BY 3.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Edinburg Township works elsewhere
There are 405 jobs in Edinburg Township; 1,236 of its residents have a job. Edinburg Township grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Edinburg Township is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Edinburg Township: the gist
Edinburg Township empties out on a workday
About 1,500 people are in Edinburg Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than the 2,400 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 330 come in. Day and night ↓
Edinburg Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Edinburg Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Edinburg Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Edinburg Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
In and out of Edinburg Township on a workday
On a workday 1,157 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 326 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Edinburg Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edinburg Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,248 commuters (the 11% 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.
12% of working residents work in Akron
Where Edinburg Township clocks in
12% 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.
Jobs in Edinburg Township: what the 405 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edinburg Township, 2014 → 2024: 358 → 405. 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 Edinburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Edinburg Township commutes less than 18 miles
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.
Driving is how Edinburg Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edinburg Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Edinburg Township 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 1,396 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). 0.4% of Edinburg Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Edinburg Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200, Edinburg Township comes 324th 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 27 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 322 | Lyme CT | 2,424 | $135K | 2.9% | 2.9% | 8% | A |
| 323 | Bennington Township OH | 1,763 | $93K | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 324 | Edinburg Township OH | 2,371 | $105K | 3.3% | 2.8% | 6% | A |
| 325 | Abrams WI | 2,033 | $104K | 4.5% | 0.4% | 3% | A |
| 326 | Wenonah NJ | 2,330 | $132K | 2.2% | 5.2% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Edinburg Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Edinburg Township
The biggest share goes to Palmyra Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edinburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburg Township | – | A | C− | 28 min | $105,352 |
| Atwater Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 33 min | $79,917 |
| Charlestown Township | under 3% | B | C− | 24 min | $61,948 |
| Palmyra Township | 2% | B+ | D− | 32 min | $89,141 |
| Rootstown Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 27 min | $89,185 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edinburg 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 Edinburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Edinburg Township?
$105,352 (±$19,222) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edinburg Township?
3.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edinburg Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edinburg Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (12%, 20 mi), Ravenna (9%, 7 mi), Cleveland (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Edinburg Township walkable?
Edinburg Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edinburg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edinburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edinburg 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.