Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Melrose works elsewhere
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. There are 5 jobs in Melrose for 95 working residents. Hardly any stay in Melrose for work; outside it, Van Wert is the main destination (13%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Melrose
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Melrose on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Melrose: the destinations
Where Melrose clocks in
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Melrose
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Melrose, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 5. 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 Melrose’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Melrose: 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 Melrose workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 133 commuters (the 0% 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 Melrose 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.
Melrose and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Melrose workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose | – | — | — | 22 min | $93,269 |
| Brown Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 26 min | $73,750 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Melrose’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 Melrose: questions
What is the median household income in Melrose?
$93,269 (±$14,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Melrose?
11.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Melrose?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Melrose work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Van Wert (13%, 18 mi), Defiance (7%, 14 mi), Fort Wayne (6%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Melrose 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 Melrose, from the people who make the trip.
More of Melrose
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.