Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Edison commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 38 minutes on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Edison report 70 jobs; 169 of its residents have a job. 15.3% of residents live below the poverty line; Ohio has 13.3%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Edison
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Edison on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
15% of working residents work in Mount Gilead
Where Edison clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
What Edison’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edison, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 70. 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 Edison’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edison workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 commuters (the 15% 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 distance from Edison to work
About 20% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Work next door: 15% of Edison’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edison workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison | – | — | — | 38 min | $58,021 |
| Mount Gilead | 15% | D | A− | 32 min | $44,643 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Gilead. Darker towns draw more of Edison’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 Edison: questions
What is the median household income in Edison?
$58,021 (±$18,683) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edison?
15.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edison?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edison work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Gilead (15%, 2 mi), Columbus (10%, 40 mi), Delaware (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edison 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 Edison, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edison
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.