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Jobs & commute in Robertsville

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Robertsville works elsewhere

Hardly any stay in Robertsville for work; outside it, Canton is the main destination (20%, 10 miles). There are 24 jobs in Robertsville, against 138 working residents. The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Robertsville, and who commutes in

On a workday 138 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.

138live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
24work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night390
Workday270
390live here− 140head out to work+ 24come in to work= 270on a workday

About 270 people are in Robertsville on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Robertsville: the destinations

Los AngelesEast Canton: 7 residents work here (5%)Minerva: 4 residents work here (3%)CarrolltonBelpreLouisville: 3 residents work here (2%)North Canton: 4 residents work here (3%)Alliance: 7 residents work here (5%)Massillon: 4 residents work here (3%)Canton: 27 residents work here (20%)Akron: 5 residents work here (4%)Paris TownshipWashington TownshipJackson Township: 7 residents work here (5%)Canton Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Nimishillen TownshipOsnaburg TownshipRobertsvilleCantonEast CantonAllianceJackson TownshipAkronCanton TownshipRobertsville
1
Canton9.6 mi away
20%27
2
East Canton5.1 mi away
5%7
3
Alliance11 mi away
5%7
4
Jackson Township16.5 mi away
5%7
5
Akron27.9 mi away
4%5
6
Canton Township8.6 mi away
4%5
7
Minerva5.3 mi away
3%4
8
North Canton13.2 mi away
3%4
9
Massillon17.4 mi away
3%4
10
Louisville6.4 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%65
The top trips

Where Robertsville clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Robertsville: what the 24 are

Jobs based in RobertsvilleJobs Robertsville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms13%17%
Trade, transport & utilities21%19%
Services: health, schools, offices67%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less42%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%33%
Over $3,333 a month29%57%

Who does it

29 or younger38%22%
30 to 5442%46%
55 and older21%32%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Robertsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 23 minutes each way for Robertsville’s commuters

A year of commuting
173 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Robertsville23 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Robertsville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Robertsville gets to work
91%Drive alone
9%Carpool

Share of the 186 commuters (the 8% 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.

How far

How far Robertsville goes to work

10 mi25 mi35 miCanton: 20% · 9.6 miEast Canton: 5% · 5.1 miAlliance: 5% · 11 miJackson Township: 5% · 16.5 miAkron: 4% · 27.9 miCanton Township: 4% · 8.6 miMinerva: 3% · 5.3 miNorth Canton: 3% · 13.2 miMassillon: 3% · 17.4 miLouisville: 2% · 6.4 miCanton 20%East Canton 5%Alliance 5%Jackson Township 5%Akron 4%Robertsville
RobertsvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi37 residents
46%10–24 mi64 residents
19%25–50 mi26 residents
8%Over 50 mi11 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Robertsville: questions

What is the median household income in Robertsville?

$59,240 (±$18,665) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Robertsville?

14.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Robertsville?

23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Robertsville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (20%, 10 mi), East Canton (5%, 5 mi), Alliance (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Robertsville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Robertsville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Robertsville

Robertsville home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.