Photo: mil199 · CC BY 3.0At 5.7%, unemployment in Mayfield Heights is higher than in 71% of U.S. towns
Only 8% stay in Mayfield Heights for work; outside it, Cleveland is the main destination (26%, 12 miles). The two grades for Mayfield Heights are B− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 11.7 in Cleveland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mayfield Heights and work: the main findings
Mayfield Heights draws workers from far and wide
The 14,260 jobs in Mayfield Heights are filled from a wide area. Mayfield Heights’ own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 68% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Mayfield Heights gains people on a workday
About 24,000 people are in Mayfield Heights on a workday afternoon, 23% more than the 20,000 who live here: 14,000 come in to work and 9,000 head out. Day and night ↓
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.
How Mayfield Heights earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mayfield Heights is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #565 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Mayfield Heights’ grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mayfield Heights could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
The towns that employ Mayfield Heights’ residents
Where Mayfield Heights clocks in
26% of workers
4% 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.
Mayfield Heights on a workday afternoon
On a workday 9,009 residents head out to work, 741 work right here, and 13,519 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Mayfield Heights on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.46 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.
Inside Mayfield Heights’ 14,260 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mayfield Heights, 2013 → 2023: 15,433 → 14,260. 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 Mayfield Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Mayfield Heights spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mayfield Heights workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,675 commuters (the 19% 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 Mayfield Heights commutes
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.
Mayfield Heights is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mayfield Heights is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #35 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 10,734 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 90% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% 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). 9.8% of Mayfield Heights households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Mayfield Heights’ commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Mayfield Heights is 1,128th of 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Avon OH | 25,611 | $136K | 3.0% | 1.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,126 | Wahiawa HI | 17,996 | $87K | 16.3% | 3.8% | 6% | B− |
| 1,127 | Cockeysville MD | 23,962 | $78K | 12.6% | 5.3% | 14% | B− |
| 1,128 | Mayfield Heights OH | 19,667 | $67K | 8.5% | 5.7% | 8% | B− |
| 1,129 | Loma Linda CA | 25,221 | $82K | 12.3% | 6.2% | 20% | B− |
| 1,130 | Marco Island FL | 16,421 | $102K | 7.3% | 4.8% | 36% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Mayfield Heights, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Mayfield Heights and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mayfield (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mayfield Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Heights | – | B− | A | 22 min | $66,524 |
| Lyndhurst | 2% | A | B | 22 min | $91,238 |
| Gates Mills | under 2% | A+ | C− | 20 min | $231,250 |
| Mayfield | 3% | A− | B− | 22 min | $125,962 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mayfield Heights’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 Mayfield Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Mayfield Heights?
$66,524 (±$8,961) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mayfield Heights?
8.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mayfield Heights?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mayfield Heights work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (26%, 12 mi), Beachwood (4%, 4 mi), Solon (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mayfield Heights walkable?
Mayfield Heights is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mayfield Heights without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mayfield Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mayfield Heights
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.