NASA Lewis Research Center-Development Engineering Building & Annex · Photo: Tim Evanson · CC BY-SA 2.0Earning a living in Fairview Park
Only 6% work in Fairview Park; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (32%, 9 miles). The two grades for Fairview Park are B+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 11.7 in Cleveland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Fairview Park apart
Fairview Park trades workers with the towns around it
Fairview Park has about as many jobs (7,438) as working residents (8,575), but they are mostly different people: 8,073 residents leave for work each day while 6,936 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Fairview Park are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Much of Fairview Park works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Fairview Park: Cleveland (32%), Westlake (6%) and Rocky River (3%). Next door ↓
Fairview Park draws workers from far and wide
The 7,438 jobs in Fairview Park are filled from a wide area. Fairview Park’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 37%; 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.
Why Fairview Park gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fairview Park is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #384 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Fairview Park could be anywhere from B− to A.
Fairview Park by day and by night
On a workday 8,073 residents head out to work, 502 work right here, and 6,936 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 (0.87 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.
Commuting out of Fairview Park: the destinations
Where Fairview Park clocks in
32% of workers
6% 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.
Most jobs in Fairview Park are in services
7,438 jobs are based in Fairview Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview Park, 2013 → 2023: 6,332 → 7,438. 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 Fairview Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Fairview Park spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview Park workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,291 commuters (the 20% 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 many miles Fairview Park commutes
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Fairview Park
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fairview Park is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #106 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.5% 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 9,106 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 76% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 5.1% of Fairview Park households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Fairview Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fairview Park is 909th of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Bexley OH | 12,452 | $158K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 907 | Richland Township PA | 14,311 | $99K | 5.0% | 7.9% | 6% | B+ |
| 908 | Round Lake IL | 18,526 | $112K | 9.0% | 6.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 909 | Fairview Park OH | 16,748 | $79K | 9.4% | 4.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 910 | El Sobrante CA | 16,294 | $115K | 11.4% | 5.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 911 | Pinehurst NC | 18,670 | $110K | 4.3% | 5.2% | 24% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Fairview Park, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Fairview Park and its neighbors: 45% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Park | – | B+ | A− | 23 min | $78,865 |
| Cleveland | 32% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $40,801 |
| Rocky River | 3% | A | A | 22 min | $94,026 |
| North Olmsted | 2% | A− | B+ | 24 min | $84,363 |
| Brook Park | under 2% | B+ | B | 21 min | $71,332 |
| Lakewood | 2% | B | A | 23 min | $68,954 |
| Westlake | 6% | A | B | 24 min | $112,200 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cleveland. Darker towns draw more of Fairview Park’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 Fairview Park: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview Park?
$78,865 (±$4,628) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview Park?
9.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview Park?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview Park work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (32%, 9 mi), Westlake (6%, 4 mi), Rocky River (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairview Park walkable?
Fairview Park is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairview Park without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairview Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview Park
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.