Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Green earn more than those in 73% of U.S. towns
7.1% of residents are in poverty, against 13.3% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn Green A−; getting around on foot earns it C+. About one in ten stay in Green for work; outside it, Akron is the main destination (23%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Green, in a few figures
Green and Akron trade workers both ways
Akron is the top workplace for Green residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Green come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Green draws workers from far and wide
The 15,384 jobs in Green are filled from a wide area. Green’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Green
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #208 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Green’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, Green could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Where Green’s working residents head each day
Where Green clocks in
23% of workers
6% 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 daily commute in and out of Green
On a workday 10,838 residents head out to work, 1,309 work right here, and 14,075 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31,000 people are in Green on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 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.
What the 15,384 jobs in Green are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green, 2013 → 2023: 15,906 → 15,384. 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 Green’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Green
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,379 commuters (the 17% 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.
Half of Green commutes less than 11 miles
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.
The commute in Green is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #547 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Green 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 13,681 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). 4.1% of Green households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Green’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Green is 433rd among 1,509 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 37,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 431 | Millbrae CA | 22,869 | $163K | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6% | A− |
| 432 | Agoura Hills CA | 19,243 | $171K | 6.5% | 5.2% | 6% | A− |
| 433 | Green OH | 27,553 | $95K | 7.1% | 2.9% | 11% | A− |
| 434 | Lawrence Township NJ | 34,165 | $130K | 4.5% | 6.0% | 12% | A− |
| 435 | Montclair VA | 22,387 | $156K | 3.8% | 5.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,509 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Green, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Green and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | – | A− | C+ | 24 min | $95,047 |
| Jackson Township | 6% | A | B− | 22 min | $93,927 |
| New Franklin | under 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $90,244 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | B− | C | 24 min | $66,282 |
| Uniontown | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $93,393 |
| Coventry Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 21 min | $74,346 |
| Portage Lakes | under 2% | C+ | C | 21 min | $64,375 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 25 min | $101,402 |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $77,568 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green’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 Green: questions
What is the median household income in Green?
$95,047 (±$5,962) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green?
7.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (23%, 9 mi), Jackson Township (6%, 6 mi), Cleveland (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green walkable?
Green is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Green, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green
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.