Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Orange have higher incomes than those in 97% of U.S. towns
Orange grades B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 16.0% of residents are in poverty (Ohio 13.3%). For 23% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Orange: the figures worth knowing
The better-paid jobs are outside Orange
72% of Orange residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Orange pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Orange and Cleveland trade workers both ways
Cleveland is the top workplace for Orange residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Orange come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Orange has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Orange went from 1,429 in 2013 to 2,180 in 2023, +53%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Orange
23% of Orange workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
36% of the jobs based in Orange are held by workers 29 or younger, against 14% of Orange’s own working residents. 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.
The four measures behind Orange’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Orange is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #332 of 992 in Ohio. Household income holds Orange’s grade up ($170,063, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Orange could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Orange
2,180 jobs are based in Orange.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orange, 2013 → 2023: 1,429 → 2,180. 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 Orange’s own residents hold wherever they work.
32% of working residents work in Cleveland
Where Orange clocks in
32% 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.
Getting to work from Orange takes 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 Orange workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,233 commuters (the 23% 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.
Orange fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,552 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 2,147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Orange on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 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.
Where in the region Orange works
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.
Few in Orange walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Orange is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #799 of 993 in Ohio. 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 1,607 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 4.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 2.6% of Orange households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Orange’s commuters take a bus or train.
Orange places 1,076th of 4,355 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,074 | Trenton NY | 4,215 | $89K | 7.9% | 1.3% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,075 | Ruscombmanor Township PA | 4,077 | $103K | 4.9% | 5.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,076 | Orange OH | 3,574 | $170K | 16.0% | 4.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,077 | Kewaunee WI | 2,793 | $82K | 7.6% | 0.3% | 14% | B+ |
| 1,078 | Irving Township MI | 3,836 | $76K | 2.4% | 2.3% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Orange, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 14% of Orange’s workers
The biggest share goes to Beachwood (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orange workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | – | B+ | C− | 22 min | $170,063 |
| Moreland Hills | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $185,592 |
| Warrensville Heights | 2% | C− | A | 24 min | $49,669 |
| Beachwood | 6% | A− | A | 18 min | $106,748 |
| Woodmere | 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Pepper Pike | 3% | A+ | B | 23 min | $227,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodmere: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orange’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 Orange: questions
What is the median household income in Orange?
$170,063 (±$43,362) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orange?
16.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orange?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orange work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (32%, 11 mi), Beachwood (6%, 3 mi), Solon (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Orange walkable?
Orange is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Orange without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orange, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orange
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.