Valley Railway Historic District · Photo: Cuyahoga Valley National Park · Public domainEarning a living in Peninsula
For 26% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Only 2% work in Peninsula; the top destination outside it is Akron (14%, 11 miles). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Peninsula stands out on work
Home offices are common in Peninsula
27% of Peninsula workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Peninsula
64% of Peninsula residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Peninsula pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Peninsula pay little
29% of the jobs based in Peninsula pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 42% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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; with 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 22 minutes each way for Peninsula’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Peninsula workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 27% 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.
The 353 jobs based in Peninsula
353 jobs are based in Peninsula.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Peninsula, 2013 → 2023: 462 → 353. 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 Peninsula’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Peninsula fills up on a workday
On a workday 245 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 347 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Peninsula on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 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.
Out of Peninsula to work: where people go
Where Peninsula clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
Half of Peninsula commutes less than 13 miles
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.
The towns around Peninsula
The biggest share goes to Boston Heights (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Peninsula workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula | – | — | — | 22 min | $117,708 |
| Boston Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $91,875 |
| Boston Heights | 3% | A+ | C+ | 22 min | $121,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Peninsula’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 Peninsula: questions
What is the median household income in Peninsula?
$117,708 (±$20,789) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Peninsula?
4.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Peninsula?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Peninsula work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (14%, 11 mi), Cleveland (11%, 18 mi), Hudson (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Peninsula 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 Peninsula, from the people who make the trip.
More of Peninsula
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.