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Jobs & commute in Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg draws 302 commuters a day, with 2.4 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Fredericksburg; the top destination outside it is Paint Township (7%, 9 miles). There are 303 jobs in Fredericksburg; 128 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Fredericksburg on a workday

On a workday 127 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.

127live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
302work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night410
Workday580
410live here− 130head out to work+ 300come in to work= 580on a workday

About 580 people are in Fredericksburg on a workday afternoon, 43% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.37jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting in to Fredericksburg: where workers come from

Mount EatonFredericksburgApple CreekNew Philadelphia: 7 workers live here (2%)Wooster: 10 workers live here (3%)Massillon: 10 workers live here (3%)ColumbusClevelandAkronPaint Township: 26 workers live here (9%)Paint Township: 9 workers live here (3%)East Union Township: 22 workers live here (7%)Franklin Township: 17 workers live here (6%)Salt Creek Township: 12 workers live here (4%)Sugar Creek Township: 9 workers live here (3%)Salt Creek Township: 35 workers live here (12%)Salt Creek TownshipPaint TownshipEast Union TownshipFranklin TownshipSalt Creek TownshipWoosterFredericksburg
112%35
2
Paint Township9.1 mi away
9%26
37%22
46%17
54%12
6
Wooster10.3 mi away
3%10
7
Massillon19.5 mi away
3%10
83%9
93%9
10
New Philadelphia26.1 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%146
The top trips

Where Fredericksburg clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Goods, not services: 63% of the jobs in Fredericksburg

Jobs based in FredericksburgJobs Fredericksburg residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms63%34%
Trade, transport & utilities4%23%
Services: health, schools, offices34%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%31%
Over $3,333 a month53%57%

Who does it

29 or younger35%35%
30 to 5441%45%
55 and older24%20%
+15%

Jobs based in Fredericksburg, 2013 → 2023: 263 → 303. 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 Fredericksburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio

A year of commuting
154 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Fredericksburg20 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Fredericksburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Fredericksburg gets to work
87%Drive alone
9%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 211 commuters (the 7% 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 far

How far Fredericksburg goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPaint Township: 7% · 9.1 miSalt Creek Township: 6% · 3.1 miColumbus: 5% · 75.7 miEast Union Township: 5% · 7 miSalt Creek Township: 5% · 4.2 miMount Eaton: 4% · 8.9 miWooster: 4% · 10.3 miAkron: 3% · 33.3 miApple Creek: 2% · 5.4 miCleveland: 2% · 56.3 miPaint Township 7%Salt Creek Township 6%Columbus 5%East Union Township 5%Salt Creek Township 5%Fredericksburg
FredericksburgTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi48 residents
17%10–24 mi22 residents
13%25–50 mi17 residents
32%Over 50 mi41 residents

About 32% 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.

Next door

The towns around Fredericksburg

The biggest share goes to Salt Creek Township (6%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Fredericksburg20 min
Franklin Township21 min
Salt Creek Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFredericksburg workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Fredericksburg–——20 min$75,909
Salt Creek Township6%——24 min—
Franklin Townshipunder 3%BC+21 min$71,384

Same-state neighbors only. Salt Creek Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Fredericksburg’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Fredericksburg: questions

What is the median household income in Fredericksburg?

$75,909 (±$8,434) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Fredericksburg?

1.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Fredericksburg?

20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Fredericksburg work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paint Township (7%, 9 mi), Salt Creek Township (6%, 3 mi), Columbus (5%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg home →

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.