Photo: LeeG7144 · CC BY-SA 3.0Middlefield has higher unemployment (8.9%) than 92% of U.S. towns
About one in seven stay in Middlefield for work; outside it, Middlefield Township is the main destination (11%, 2 miles). Jobs and income earn Middlefield C; getting around on foot earns it C+. 1% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Middlefield in brief
Middlefield is where the jobs are
Middlefield has 3,037 jobs, 2.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,800 people are in town, 72% more than the 2,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
Middlefield makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Middlefield are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Middlefield residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
Few Middlefield workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Middlefield
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middlefield is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #788 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Middlefield’s grade up (ahead of 62% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middlefield could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Who commutes out of Middlefield, and who commutes in
On a workday 880 residents head out to work, 156 work right here, and 2,881 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Middlefield on a workday afternoon, 72% more than live here.
2.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 48% of the jobs in Middlefield
3,037 jobs are based in Middlefield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middlefield, 2013 → 2023: 3,590 → 3,037. 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 Middlefield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Middlefield, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middlefield workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,304 commuters (the 1% 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.
Where Middlefield’s workforce comes from
Where Middlefield clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Middlefield
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.
Driving is how Middlefield gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middlefield is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #556 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below 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 1,323 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). 11.2% of Middlefield households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Middlefield’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,158th of 4,969: where Middlefield ranks among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,156 | Watts Mills SC | 1,942 | $51K | 8.7% | 10.9% | 1% | C |
| 3,157 | Westway TX | 3,484 | $45K | 22.9% | 3.3% | 2% | C |
| 3,158 | Middlefield OH | 2,767 | $65K | 9.8% | 8.9% | 15% | C |
| 3,159 | Crewe VA | 2,279 | $71K | 16.4% | 2.8% | 3% | C |
| 3,160 | Putney VT | 2,575 | $80K | 16.0% | 4.3% | 21% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Middlefield, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 14% of Middlefield’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middlefield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlefield | – | C | C+ | 19 min | $65,319 |
| Middlefield Township | 11% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $74,342 |
| Burton Township | 3% | B+ | B | 27 min | $81,780 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Middlefield Township. Darker towns draw more of Middlefield’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 Middlefield: questions
What is the median household income in Middlefield?
$65,319 (±$15,556) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middlefield?
9.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middlefield?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middlefield work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middlefield Township (11%, 2 mi), Cleveland (6%, 32 mi), Newbury Township (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middlefield walkable?
Middlefield is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middlefield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middlefield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middlefield
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.