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Jobs & commute in Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Working residents average 13 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. There are 34 jobs in Maple Ridge, and 259 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Maple Ridge; the top destination outside it is Alliance (15%, 4 miles).

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

What stands out · In brief

Work in Maple Ridge, in a few figures

Maple Ridge is a place people come home to

There are 34 jobs based in Maple Ridge, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Maple Ridge has about 210 people in it, 52% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Maple Ridge and Alliance trade workers both ways

Alliance is the top workplace for Maple Ridge residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Maple Ridge come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Commutes from Maple Ridge are quick

The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. Time on the road ↓

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; with 259 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Maple Ridge on a workday afternoon

On a workday 257 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.

257live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
32work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night430
Workday210
430live here− 260head out to work+ 32come in to work= 210on a workday

About 210 people are in Maple Ridge on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs 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

Where Maple Ridge goes to work

BeloitMinervaSebring: 25 residents work here (10%)East LiverpoolLouisvilleRavennaSalem: 14 residents work here (5%)Alliance: 38 residents work here (15%)Lordstown: 6 residents work here (2%)Youngstown: 6 residents work here (2%)Akron: 5 residents work here (2%)Lexington Township: 8 residents work here (3%)Knox Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Smith Township: 15 residents work here (6%)Boardman Township: 8 residents work here (3%)Washington TownshipMaple RidgeAllianceSebringSmith TownshipSalemLexington TownshipBoardman TownshipMaple Ridge
1
Alliance3.7 mi away
15%38
2
Sebring1.3 mi away
10%25
36%15
4
Salem10.4 mi away
5%14
53%8
6
Boardman Township21.4 mi away
3%8
7
Lordstown20.2 mi away
2%6
8
Youngstown24.6 mi away
2%6
9
Akron27.3 mi away
2%5
10
Knox Township4.1 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
50%129
The top trips

Where Maple Ridge 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.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Maple Ridge: about 13 minutes

A year of commuting
100 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Maple Ridge13 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
13%

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

About 1 in 10
How Maple Ridge gets to work
96%Drive alone
4%Carpool

Share of the 192 commuters (the 13% 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.

The jobs

In Maple Ridge, 32% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Maple RidgeJobs Maple Ridge residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms32%36%
Trade, transport & utilities47%19%
Services: health, schools, offices21%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%35%
Over $3,333 a month47%52%

Who does it

29 or younger18%18%
30 to 5456%52%
55 and older26%30%
−52%

Jobs based in Maple Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 34. 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 Maple Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Where in the region Maple Ridge works

10 mi25 mi35 miAlliance: 15% · 3.7 miSebring: 10% · 1.3 miSmith Township: 6% · 3 miSalem: 5% · 10.4 miLexington Township: 3% · 5.5 miBoardman Township: 3% · 21.4 miLordstown: 2% · 20.2 miYoungstown: 2% · 24.6 miAkron: 2% · 27.3 miKnox Township: 2% · 4.1 miAlliance 15%Sebring 10%Smith Township 6%Salem 5%Lexington Township 3%Maple Ridge
Maple RidgeTop destinations (size = commuters)
48%Under 10 mi124 residents
25%10–24 mi65 residents
14%25–50 mi36 residents
13%Over 50 mi34 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.

Next door

Maple Ridge and its neighbors: 10% work next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownMaple Ridge workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Maple Ridge–——13 min$59,219
Sebring10%DC+24 min$49,541

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

The biggest share goes to Sebring. Darker towns draw more of Maple Ridge’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 Maple Ridge: questions

What is the median household income in Maple Ridge?

$59,219 (±$8,490) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Maple Ridge?

11.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Maple Ridge?

13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Maple Ridge work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alliance (15%, 4 mi), Sebring (10%, 1 mi), Smith Township (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Maple Ridge without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Maple Ridge, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge 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.