Jobs and the daily commute in Waite Hill
Waite Hill has 232 jobs, and 266 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Waite Hill; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (19%, 18 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way, about the same as across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Waite Hill on a workday afternoon
On a workday 265 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 231 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 (0.87 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Waite Hill: the destinations
Where Waite Hill clocks in
19% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Waite Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waite Hill, 2014 → 2024: 40 → 232. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Waite Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Waite Hill’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waite Hill workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 227 commuters (the 17% 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 Waite Hill’s workers travel
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.
17% of Waite Hill works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Kirtland (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waite Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waite Hill | – | — | — | 24 min | $163,750 |
| Willoughby | 7% | B | A− | 23 min | $71,309 |
| Willoughby Hills | 2% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $67,214 |
| Kirtland | 8% | A− | C− | 24 min | $110,455 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waite Hill’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Waite Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Waite Hill?
$163,750 (±$24,023) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waite Hill?
2.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waite Hill?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waite Hill work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (19%, 18 mi), Kirtland (8%, 3 mi), Willoughby (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Waite Hill 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 Waite Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waite Hill
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.