Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 3.5 jobs in Fairlawn for every working resident, and 11,669 people commute in
For 28% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio. 11,892 jobs are based in Fairlawn; 3,408 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Fairlawn A; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fairlawn: the figures worth knowing
Fairlawn fills up on a workday
Fairlawn has 11,892 jobs, 3.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 16,000 people are in town, more than double the 7,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Fairlawn works from home
28% of Fairlawn workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Fairlawn works one town over
31% of working residents work in a town that borders Fairlawn: Akron (25%), Copley Township (4%) and Montrose-Ghent (2%). Next door ↓
Fairlawn draws workers from far and wide
The 11,892 jobs in Fairlawn are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 33%; the other 65% 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.
The figures behind Fairlawn’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fairlawn is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #83 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Fairlawn’s grade. 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, Fairlawn could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves Fairlawn for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,185 residents head out to work and 223 work right here.
About 16,000 people are in Fairlawn on a workday afternoon, 109% more than live here.
3.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Fairlawn’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairlawn workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,054 commuters (the 28% 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.
Where Fairlawn’s workers come from
Where Fairlawn clocks in
25% of workers
10% 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 Fairlawn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairlawn, 2013 → 2023: 11,410 → 11,892. 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 Fairlawn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Fairlawn
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.
Getting around Fairlawn: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fairlawn is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #392 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of 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 4,219 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.6% of Fairlawn households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Fairlawn’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fairlawn places 265th of 3,026 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,600
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 263 | Haddon Heights NJ | 7,609 | $133K | 2.5% | 4.5% | 6% | A |
| 264 | Chatham NJ | 10,027 | $242K | 2.2% | 5.2% | 5% | A |
| 265 | Fairlawn OH | 7,815 | $97K | 4.1% | 2.2% | 7% | A |
| 266 | Granville OH | 6,252 | $124K | 2.7% | 2.9% | 13% | A |
| 267 | Maidencreek Township PA | 9,309 | $112K | 4.9% | 2.1% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,026 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Fairlawn, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
31% of Fairlawn works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Akron (25%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairlawn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlawn | – | A | B− | 22 min | $97,055 |
| Bath Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 34 min | $167,699 |
| Montrose-Ghent | 2% | A+ | C+ | 40 min | $180,250 |
| Akron | 25% | C− | A− | 22 min | $48,076 |
| Copley Township | 4% | A | C | 22 min | $115,338 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairlawn’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 Fairlawn: questions
What is the median household income in Fairlawn?
$97,055 (±$10,879) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairlawn?
4.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairlawn?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairlawn work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (25%, 6 mi), Cleveland (10%, 24 mi), Copley Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairlawn walkable?
Fairlawn is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairlawn without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairlawn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairlawn
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.