Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Magnolia has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Magnolia; the top destination outside it is Canton (15%, 11 miles). 53 jobs are based in Magnolia, and 479 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Magnolia is better than 60% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Magnolia apart on work
Magnolia is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Magnolia, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Magnolia has about 590 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Magnolia workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 479 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Magnolia
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Magnolia’s grade. It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Magnolia’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Magnolia could be anywhere from C to A.
How a workday changes Magnolia
On a workday 478 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Magnolia on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Magnolia: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Magnolia workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 414 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.
Out of Magnolia to work: where people go
Where Magnolia clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Magnolia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Magnolia, 2014 → 2024: 59 → 53. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Magnolia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Magnolia
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Magnolia start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 460 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). 4.8% of Magnolia households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Magnolia’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Magnolia is 745th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 743 | Sauk Centre Township MN | 1,234 | $99K | 6.3% | 0.8% | 4% | B |
| 744 | Egan LA | 1,015 | $93K | 10.3% | 6.9% | <1% | B |
| 745 | Magnolia OH | 1,013 | $75K | 7.4% | 3.1% | <1% | B |
| 746 | Linton Township IN | 1,254 | $99K | 8.0% | 6.1% | 9% | B |
| 747 | Upper Mifflin Township PA | 1,381 | $83K | 8.1% | 2.4% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Magnolia, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Magnolia: questions
What is the median household income in Magnolia?
$75,156 (±$17,910) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Magnolia?
7.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Magnolia?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Magnolia work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (15%, 11 mi), Jackson Township (7%, 18 mi), Sandy Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Magnolia walkable?
Magnolia is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Magnolia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Magnolia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Magnolia
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.