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Jobs & commute in Leavittsburg

Leavittsburg has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each

Household incomes here are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns. Leavittsburg has 199 jobs, and 496 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Leavittsburg are C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.

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

What stands out

Where Leavittsburg stands out on work

Jobs & income grade

Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Leavittsburg

On income, poverty and job access, Leavittsburg is better than 36% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Leavittsburg’s grade up (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($54,167, U.S. $80,734).

Household income $54,167 (±$10,387) · OH $71,389 · U.S. $80,734Higher than 18% of U.S. towns
Poverty 13.2% · OH 13.3% · U.S. 12.5%Lower than 34% of U.S. towns
Job access by car EPA, jobs within a 45-minute driveMore than 70% of U.S. towns

Unemployment (1.5%) is left out: Leavittsburg’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.

C−B

A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Leavittsburg could be anywhere from C− to B.

How TownRatings grades jobs & income →

★ What stands out · Time on the road

The trip to work from Leavittsburg: about 22 minutes

A year of commuting
170 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Leavittsburg22 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

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

About 0 in 10
How Leavittsburg gets to work
89%Drive alone
8%Carpool
1%Walk
3%Other

Share of the 550 commuters (the 2% 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.

Day and night

Leavittsburg on a workday afternoon

On a workday 486 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 189 people come in from elsewhere.

486live here, work elsewhere
10live and work here
189work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,300
Workday990
1,300live here− 490head out to work+ 190come in to work= 990on a workday

About 990 people are in Leavittsburg on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.40jobs 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

11% of working residents work in Warren

Newton FallsCortlandNiles: 35 residents work here (7%)Warren: 57 residents work here (11%)Lordstown: 23 residents work here (5%)Youngstown: 16 residents work here (3%)Cleveland: 10 residents work here (2%)Braceville TownshipHowland TownshipSouthington TownshipChampion TownshipBoardman Township: 26 residents work here (5%)Warren TownshipLeavittsburgMorgandale: 11 residents work here (2%)Howland Center: 12 residents work here (2%)Champion Heights: 13 residents work here (3%)Austintown: 11 residents work here (2%)WarrenNilesBoardman TownshipLordstownYoungstownChampion HeightsLeavittsburg
1
Warren3.2 mi away
11%57
2
Niles7.6 mi away
7%35
3
Boardman Township19.1 mi away
5%26
4
Lordstown5.3 mi away
5%23
5
Youngstown15.8 mi away
3%16
6
Champion Heights4.1 mi away
3%13
7
Howland Center6.9 mi away
2%12
8
Morgandale4.5 mi away
2%11
9
Austintown12.9 mi away
2%11
10
Cleveland44.6 mi away
2%10
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%282
The top trips

Where Leavittsburg 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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Leavittsburg

Jobs based in LeavittsburgJobs Leavittsburg residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%25%
Trade, transport & utilities3%24%
Services: health, schools, offices97%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less12%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%30%
Over $3,333 a month49%52%

Who does it

29 or younger9%28%
30 to 5464%48%
55 and older27%24%
+99%

Jobs based in Leavittsburg, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 199. 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 Leavittsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Miles to work from Leavittsburg

10 mi25 mi50 miWarren: 11% · 3.2 miNiles: 7% · 7.6 miBoardman Township: 5% · 19.1 miLordstown: 5% · 5.3 miYoungstown: 3% · 15.8 miChampion Heights: 3% · 4.1 miHowland Center: 2% · 6.9 miMorgandale: 2% · 4.5 miAustintown: 2% · 12.9 miCleveland: 2% · 44.6 miWarren 11%Niles 7%Boardman Township 5%Lordstown 5%Leavittsburg
LeavittsburgTop destinations (size = commuters)
46%Under 10 mi227 residents
25%10–24 mi121 residents
18%25–50 mi87 residents
12%Over 50 mi57 residents

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 · Walkability grade

Driving is how Leavittsburg gets around

On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Leavittsburg is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Leavittsburg near the same point nationally.

EPA walkability index 5.1 of 20 · typical OH town 5.9 · U.S. 6.9Higher than 22% of U.S. towns
Walk, bike or transit 0.5% of commuters · OH 3.7% · U.S. 7.1%Higher than 20% of U.S. towns
DD

A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 564 workers.

How TownRatings grades walkability →

Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.

Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.4% of Leavittsburg households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Leavittsburg’s commuters take a bus or train.

Towns its size

Leavittsburg next to U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700: 2,388th of 4,866 on jobs and income

#TownPeopleHousehold incomePovertyUnemploymentWork in townGrade
1Somerset MD1,151$250K1.9%2.3%<1%A+
2Bellerose NY1,169$232K1.6%6.1%1%A+
3Baxter Estates NY1,014$154K1.0%3.1%1%A+
…
24New California OH1,672$162K0.0%1.1%<1%A+
…
47Millcreek Township OH1,562$151K2.3%0.0%1%A+
…
55Bratenahl OH1,396$138K4.4%0.8%1%A+
…
2,386Bowling Green VA1,284$83K14.6%7.5%4%C+
2,387Wayne Township PA1,399$75K9.4%6.7%4%C+
2,388Leavittsburg OH1,283$54K13.2%1.5%2%C+
2,389Wanamingo MN1,111$72K13.4%2.0%5%C+
2,390Avis PA1,461$61K9.2%7.0%2%C+
…
4,866Oglala SD1,071$21K68.8%26.5%0%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 Leavittsburg, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.

Next door

Next door is work for 11% of Leavittsburg

Jobs & commute next door

TownLeavittsburg workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Leavittsburg–C+D22 min$54,167
Warren11%DB23 min$37,887

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Warren. Darker towns draw more of Leavittsburg’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 Leavittsburg: questions

What is the median household income in Leavittsburg?

$54,167 (±$10,387) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Leavittsburg?

13.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Leavittsburg?

22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Leavittsburg work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (11%, 3 mi), Niles (7%, 8 mi), Boardman Township (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Is Leavittsburg walkable?

Leavittsburg is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Leavittsburg

Leavittsburg 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. 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.