Photo: Ksponsler · CC BY-SA 3.0Macedonia has higher household incomes than 78% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Macedonia is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (C). 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. Only 5% work in Macedonia; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (18%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Macedonia, in brief
Macedonia trades workers with the towns around it
Macedonia has about as many jobs (7,001) as working residents (6,121), but they are mostly different people: 5,835 residents leave for work each day while 6,715 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Macedonia are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Macedonia draws workers from far and wide
The 7,001 jobs in Macedonia are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 32%; the other 64% 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.
The four measures behind Macedonia’s grade
Job access by car holds Macedonia’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Macedonia could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who works in Macedonia, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,835 residents head out to work, 286 work right here, and 6,715 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 (1.14 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.
Where the trip to work from Macedonia ends
Where Macedonia clocks in
18% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Inside Macedonia’s 7,001 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Macedonia, 2013 → 2023: 5,776 → 7,001. 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 Macedonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Macedonia spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Macedonia workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,336 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where in the region Macedonia works
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.
Most of Macedonia commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 6,308 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 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% 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). 5.0% of Macedonia households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Macedonia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Macedonia is 484th among 2,151 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 4 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 482 | South Lyon MI | 12,107 | $92K | 4.0% | 3.7% | 6% | A |
| 483 | Big Lake MN | 12,929 | $121K | 5.6% | 3.2% | 7% | A |
| 484 | Macedonia OH | 12,147 | $101K | 4.1% | 4.4% | 5% | A |
| 485 | San Marino CA | 11,964 | $214K | 6.7% | 5.3% | 7% | A |
| 486 | Kinnelon NJ | 10,138 | $187K | 2.0% | 8.1% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,151 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Macedonia, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Macedonia compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Macedonia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | – | A | C | 26 min | $101,285 |
| Northfield Center Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 20 min | $96,607 |
| Twinsburg Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $128,906 |
| Twinsburg | 5% | A | C+ | 24 min | $99,144 |
| Hudson | 2% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $171,427 |
| Northfield | under 2% | B | C+ | 31 min | $70,917 |
| Oakwood | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $67,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Twinsburg. Darker towns draw more of Macedonia’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 Macedonia: questions
What is the median household income in Macedonia?
$101,285 (±$14,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Macedonia?
4.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Macedonia?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Macedonia work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (18%, 15 mi), Solon (6%, 6 mi), Akron (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Macedonia walkable?
Macedonia is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Macedonia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Macedonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Macedonia
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.