Timberlake has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. Timberlake has 28 jobs, against 293 working residents. Hardly any stay in Timberlake for work; outside it, Cleveland is the main destination (19%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Timberlake stands out on work
In and out of Timberlake on a workday
On a workday 291 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Timberlake on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer 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.
Where Timberlake goes to work
Where Timberlake clocks in
19% of workers
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Timberlake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Timberlake, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 28. 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 Timberlake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Timberlake
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Timberlake workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 234 commuters (the 15% 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 Timberlake 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.
Next door to Timberlake
The biggest share goes to Eastlake (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Timberlake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlake | – | — | — | 27 min | $81,375 |
| Eastlake | 5% | B | B+ | 24 min | $62,072 |
| Lakeline | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakeline: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Timberlake’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 Timberlake: questions
What is the median household income in Timberlake?
$81,375 (±$8,935) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Timberlake?
5.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Timberlake?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Timberlake work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (19%, 18 mi), Willoughby (12%, 2 mi), Mentor (11%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Timberlake without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Timberlake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Timberlake
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.