Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Streetsboro top those of 68% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Streetsboro; the top destination outside it is Aurora (6%, 4 miles). 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line; Ohio has 13.3%. Streetsboro grades B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Streetsboro, in a few figures
Streetsboro trades workers with the towns around it
Streetsboro has about as many jobs (8,874) as working residents (8,134), but they are mostly different people: 7,188 residents leave for work each day while 7,928 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Streetsboro are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Streetsboro’s commute
The biggest draw, Aurora, gets only 6% of working residents, and 52% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Streetsboro residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Streetsboro makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Streetsboro are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Streetsboro residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Streetsboro draws workers from far and wide
The 8,874 jobs in Streetsboro are filled from a wide area. Streetsboro’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 28%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How Streetsboro earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Streetsboro is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #328 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Streetsboro’s grade up (ahead of 83% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Streetsboro could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily commute in and out of Streetsboro
On a workday 7,188 residents head out to work, 946 work right here, and 7,928 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 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 the trip to work from Streetsboro ends
Where Streetsboro clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
In Streetsboro, 41% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
8,874 jobs are based in Streetsboro.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Streetsboro, 2013 → 2023: 8,552 → 8,874. 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 Streetsboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Streetsboro, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Streetsboro workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,779 commuters (the 20% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Streetsboro
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 Streetsboro, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Streetsboro is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #776 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of 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 9,668 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). 6.0% of Streetsboro households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Streetsboro’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Streetsboro ranks: 839th of 2,103 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 837 | Comstock Township MI | 15,512 | $76K | 6.4% | 2.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 838 | Vincent CA | 15,340 | $100K | 6.7% | 6.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 839 | Streetsboro OH | 17,730 | $90K | 5.6% | 5.1% | 12% | B+ |
| 840 | Geddes NY | 16,579 | $77K | 4.6% | 4.2% | 7% | B+ |
| 841 | Ramona CA | 22,634 | $107K | 6.2% | 4.1% | 14% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Streetsboro, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
10% of Streetsboro works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Streetsboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streetsboro | – | B+ | C− | 22 min | $90,274 |
| Shalersville Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 27 min | $61,711 |
| Aurora | 6% | A | B− | 28 min | $127,886 |
| Hudson | 4% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $171,427 |
| Sugar Bush Knolls | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | B+ | A− | 19 min | $64,034 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sugar Bush Knolls: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Aurora. Darker towns draw more of Streetsboro’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 Streetsboro: questions
What is the median household income in Streetsboro?
$90,274 (±$8,556) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Streetsboro?
5.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Streetsboro?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Streetsboro work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aurora (6%, 4 mi), Solon (5%, 11 mi), Cleveland (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Streetsboro walkable?
Streetsboro is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Streetsboro 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 Streetsboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Streetsboro
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.