Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Minerva Park have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 4.6 in Columbus. 4.6% of residents are in poverty, against 13.3% across Ohio. For jobs and income Minerva Park is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Minerva Park
Minerva Park trades workers with the towns around it
Minerva Park has about as many jobs (974) as working residents (1,062), but they are mostly different people: 1,048 residents leave for work each day while 960 people come in. Only 1% of the jobs in Minerva Park are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Minerva Park and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Minerva Park residents (53%) and also where the most people who work in Minerva Park come from (46% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Minerva Park
59% of Minerva Park residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 28% of the jobs based in Minerva Park pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Most Minerva Park residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Minerva Park has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Minerva Park went from 584 in 2013 to 974 in 2023, +67%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Minerva Park’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Minerva Park could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who commutes out of Minerva Park, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,048 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 960 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 (0.92 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.
53% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Minerva Park clocks in
53% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
974 jobs are based in Minerva Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minerva Park, 2013 → 2023: 584 → 974. 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 Minerva Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Minerva Park
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.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Minerva Park
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minerva Park workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,004 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.
Minerva Park is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.5% 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 1,244 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 99% 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 5.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% 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). 1.9% of Minerva Park households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Minerva Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
168th of 5,234: where Minerva Park ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 18 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 166 | Goose Lake Township IL | 1,784 | $117K | 0.0% | 10.5% | 3% | A+ |
| 167 | New Baltimore OH | 1,585 | $159K | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| 168 | Minerva Park OH | 1,950 | $131K | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 169 | Waverly Township PA | 1,856 | $151K | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 170 | Adamstown PA | 1,953 | $118K | 3.5% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Minerva Park, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Minerva Park and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minerva Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minerva Park | – | A+ | A− | 21 min | $130,878 |
| Blendon Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 22 min | $102,089 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Minerva Park’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 Minerva Park: questions
What is the median household income in Minerva Park?
$130,878 (±$9,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minerva Park?
4.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minerva Park?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minerva Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (53%, 7 mi), Westerville (6%, 4 mi), New Albany (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Minerva Park walkable?
Minerva Park is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Minerva Park without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minerva Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minerva Park
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.