Photo: Brenda · CC BY 2.0Medina has higher unemployment (5.9%) than 73% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. Jobs and income earn Medina B; getting around on foot earns it B. About one in five work in Medina; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (10%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Medina, in a few figures
Medina trades workers with the towns around it
Medina has about as many jobs (15,016) as working residents (12,711), but they are mostly different people: 10,492 residents leave for work each day while 12,797 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Medina are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Medina’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Medina is Cleveland, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (1,323) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Medina draws workers from far and wide
The 15,016 jobs in Medina are filled from a wide area. Medina’s own residents hold 15% and the ten next-biggest home towns 28%; the other 57% 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Medina
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Medina is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #521 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Medina’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. 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, Medina could be anywhere from B− to B+.
Medina on a workday afternoon
On a workday 10,492 residents head out to work, 2,219 work right here, and 12,797 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 (1.18 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.
How many miles Medina 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.
Where people from Medina work
Where Medina clocks in
10% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
What Medina’s employers do
15,016 jobs are based in Medina.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Medina, 2013 → 2023: 12,911 → 15,016. 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 Medina’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Medina
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Medina workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,493 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 commute in Medina is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Medina is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #344 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Medina near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,177 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 8.0% of Medina households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Medina’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,576 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000, Medina comes 945th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| 4 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 943 | SeaTac WA | 34,578 | $81K | 9.3% | 7.0% | 16% | B |
| 944 | Monterey CA | 28,953 | $103K | 9.8% | 6.0% | 28% | B |
| 945 | Medina OH | 25,692 | $77K | 8.3% | 5.9% | 17% | B |
| 946 | Payson UT | 24,630 | $90K | 7.3% | 5.8% | 13% | B |
| 947 | Queensbury NY | 29,049 | $90K | 8.1% | 4.8% | 22% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Medina, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Medina and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Medina Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Medina workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | – | B | B | 24 min | $77,385 |
| Medina Township | 3% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $114,044 |
| Montville Township | 2% | A | C | 26 min | $141,736 |
| Lafayette Township | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $103,396 |
| York Township | under 2% | A | C | 28 min | $97,788 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Medina’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 Medina: questions
What is the median household income in Medina?
$77,385 (±$5,770) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Medina?
8.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Medina?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Medina work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (10%, 26 mi), Akron (5%, 18 mi), Medina Township (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Medina walkable?
Medina is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Medina without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Medina, from the people who make the trip.
More of Medina
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.