With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of North Industry works elsewhere
290 jobs are based in North Industry for 767 working residents. For jobs and income North Industry is better than 47% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (C). Measured by household income, North Industry is behind 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets North Industry apart on work
Jobs & income in North Industry: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds North Industry’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($55,833, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: North Industry’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Industry could be anywhere from C− to A.
Each way, about 27 minutes from North Industry
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Industry workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 849 commuters (the 5% 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.
Who leaves North Industry for work, and who comes in
On a workday 753 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 276 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in North Industry on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
22% of working residents work in Canton
Where North Industry clocks in
22% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in North Industry: what the 290 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Industry, 2013 → 2023: 211 → 290. 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 North Industry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
North Industry’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
North Industry is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 897 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). 0.0% of North Industry households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Industry’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Industry next to U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400: 2,490th of 6,085 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,488 | Liberty Township OH | 1,361 | $77K | 9.6% | 6.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,489 | Branch Township PA | 1,762 | $79K | 8.5% | 5.4% | 1% | B− |
| 2,490 | North Industry OH | 1,767 | $56K | 11.0% | 0.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,491 | Lathrop MO | 2,253 | $67K | 14.3% | 2.8% | 4% | B− |
| 2,492 | Schofield WI | 2,311 | $66K | 8.0% | 5.5% | 11% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 North Industry, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around North Industry: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Industry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Industry | – | B− | C | 27 min | $55,833 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 24 min | $75,306 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Industry’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 North Industry: questions
What is the median household income in North Industry?
$55,833 (±$16,622) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Industry?
11.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Industry?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Industry work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (22%, 5 mi), Jackson Township (9%, 10 mi), Canton Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Industry walkable?
North Industry is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Industry 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 North Industry, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Industry
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.