Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Midvale commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in Midvale for work; outside it, New Philadelphia is the main destination (17%, 5 miles). Employers in Midvale report 153 jobs, and 279 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 1% of workers, 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
What stands out about work in Midvale
A commute of about 21 minutes in Midvale
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midvale workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 422 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.
Midvale quiets down on a workday
On a workday 275 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 149 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Midvale on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
The towns that employ Midvale’s residents
Where Midvale clocks in
17% of workers
12% 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.
71% of the jobs in Midvale pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midvale, 2013 → 2023: 150 → 153. 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 Midvale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Midvale works
About 17% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Midvale and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Uhrichsville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midvale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midvale | – | — | — | 21 min | $70,694 |
| Uhrichsville | 3% | D | A− | 24 min | $41,846 |
| Goshen Township | 3% | B | B− | 23 min | $65,407 |
| Mill Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 26 min | $54,216 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Midvale’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 Midvale: questions
What is the median household income in Midvale?
$70,694 (±$14,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midvale?
12.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midvale?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midvale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Philadelphia (17%, 5 mi), Dover (12%, 9 mi), Canton (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Midvale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Midvale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midvale
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.