Jobs, income and commuting in Kidron, OH
Kidron has 482 jobs, against 389 working residents. Only 6% work in Kidron itself; outside it, Sugar Creek Township draws the most (8%, 2 miles). The average commute takes 19 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Kidron, in a few figures
45% of the jobs in Kidron make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kidron, 2013 → 2023: 489 → 482. 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 Kidron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Kidron
On a workday 364 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 457 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Kidron on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 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.
Out of Kidron to work: where people go
Where Kidron clocks in
6% 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.
Getting to work from Kidron takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kidron workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 190 commuters (the 10% 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 Kidron commutes
About 19% 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.
Kidron and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kidron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidron | – | — | — | 19 min | $70,227 |
| East Union Township | 6% | A− | B+ | 17 min | $72,778 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Union Township. Darker towns draw more of Kidron’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 Kidron: questions
What is the median household income in Kidron?
$70,227 (±$7,160) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kidron?
1.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kidron?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kidron work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sugar Creek Township (8%, 2 mi), Orrville (6%, 7 mi), Paint Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kidron without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kidron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kidron
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.