Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSheffield draws 3,950 commuters a day, with 1.9 jobs for every working resident
4,056 jobs are based in Sheffield, against 2,102 working residents. The two grades for Sheffield are A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Sheffield stands out on work
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Sheffield
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sheffield is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #68 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.7%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sheffield could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Sheffield fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,996 residents head out to work and 106 work right here.
About 6,700 people are in Sheffield on a workday afternoon, 41% more 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.
The daily trip into Sheffield
Where Sheffield clocks in
18% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
What Sheffield’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sheffield, 2013 → 2023: 3,311 → 4,056. 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 Sheffield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheffield workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,841 commuters (the 18% 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.
Where in the region Sheffield 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.
In Sheffield, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sheffield is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #572 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 2,249 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). 1.1% of Sheffield households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sheffield’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Sheffield ranks: 208th of 3,867 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 56 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Sharon Township OH | 6,117 | $126K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 206 | Asbury IA | 6,035 | $125K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 207 | Riverdale NJ | 4,144 | $103K | 7.7% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 208 | Sheffield OH | 4,757 | $108K | 1.7% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 209 | Wrightstown WI | 4,169 | $93K | 2.1% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 210 | Forward Township PA | 3,412 | $107K | 2.9% | 1.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | 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 Sheffield, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Sheffield and its neighbors: 24% work next door
The biggest share goes to Elyria (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheffield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | – | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $107,837 |
| Lorain | 4% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $48,685 |
| Sheffield Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $48,433 |
| Sheffield Lake | under 2% | B− | C | 27 min | $69,632 |
| Avon | 7% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $135,915 |
| Elyria | 9% | C | C+ | 23 min | $54,945 |
| Avon Lake | 4% | A+ | C+ | 29 min | $115,567 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sheffield’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 Sheffield: questions
What is the median household income in Sheffield?
$107,837 (±$13,499) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheffield?
1.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheffield?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheffield work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (18%, 22 mi), Elyria (9%, 5 mi), Avon (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sheffield walkable?
Sheffield is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sheffield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sheffield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheffield
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.