Photo: stu_spivack · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Euclid trail those of 88% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Euclid C; getting around on foot earns it A. Poverty touches 16.6% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 11.7 in Cleveland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Euclid
Euclid trades workers with the towns around it
Euclid has about as many jobs (19,088) as working residents (21,060), but they are mostly different people: 19,065 residents leave for work each day while 17,093 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Euclid are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Euclid and Cleveland trade workers both ways
Cleveland is the top workplace for Euclid residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Euclid come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Euclid are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Euclid draws workers from far and wide
The 19,088 jobs in Euclid are filled from a wide area. Euclid’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Euclid
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Euclid is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #806 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Euclid’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($50,285, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Euclid could be anywhere from C− to C+.
The daily commute in and out of Euclid
On a workday 19,065 residents head out to work, 1,995 work right here, and 17,093 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
31% of working residents work in Cleveland
Where Euclid clocks in
31% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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 Euclid’s employers do
19,088 jobs are based in Euclid.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Euclid, 2013 → 2023: 15,172 → 19,088. 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 Euclid’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Euclid takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Euclid workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,271 commuters (the 13% 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.
Miles to work from Euclid
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Euclid
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Euclid is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #17 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Euclid 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 23,243 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 94% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 54% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 15.3% of Euclid households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Euclid’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 34,000 to 65,000, Euclid ranks 771st of 909 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 6 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
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| 10 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
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| 769 | Middletown OH | 52,146 | $57K | 17.1% | 5.9% | 15% | C |
| 770 | Egypt Lake-Leto FL | 35,873 | $54K | 16.7% | 7.1% | 4% | C |
| 771 | Euclid OH | 47,962 | $50K | 16.6% | 6.1% | 9% | C |
| 772 | San Jacinto CA | 56,014 | $81K | 16.1% | 8.9% | 11% | C |
| 773 | New Albany IN | 37,463 | $55K | 18.9% | 6.0% | 23% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 909 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Euclid, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 33% of Euclid
The biggest share goes to Cleveland (31%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Euclid workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euclid | – | C | A | 26 min | $50,285 |
| Richmond Heights | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 27 min | $60,833 |
| Cleveland | 31% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $40,801 |
| Wickliffe | 2% | A− | A− | 21 min | $81,750 |
| Willowick | under 2% | A− | A− | 21 min | $77,228 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Euclid’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 Euclid: questions
What is the median household income in Euclid?
$50,285 (±$3,487) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Euclid?
16.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Euclid?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Euclid work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (31%, 11 mi), Mentor (4%, 12 mi), Willoughby (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Euclid walkable?
Euclid is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.8 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Euclid without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 54% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Euclid, from the people who make the trip.
More of Euclid
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.