Work & commute · Akron

Work & commute in Akron, OH

About one in 3 of Akron’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Cuyahoga Falls (6%), Cleveland (4%) and Fairlawn (2%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

23,523 of 75,847 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 52,324 Akron residents head out of town to work, 23,523 work right here, and 70,406 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Akron.

52,324live here, work elsewhere

23,523live and work here

70,406work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Akron goes to work

Akron (in town)right here

31%23,523

Cuyahoga Falls7.3 mi away

6%4,249

Cleveland28.7 mi away

4%2,863

Fairlawn6.3 mi away

2%1,795

Green9.1 mi away

2%1,721

Tallmadge5.3 mi away

2%1,684

Stow8 mi away

2%1,587

Columbus107.9 mi away

2%1,552

Jackson15.2 mi away

2%1,437

Hudson11.7 mi away

2%1,268

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%34,168

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Akron commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

55%

22%

13%

10%

55%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Akron is balanced between jobs and homes

1.24jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Akron are

93,929 jobs are based in Akron. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Akron’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Akron

93,929 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Akron residents hold

75,847 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−1%

Jobs based in Akron, 2013 → 2023: 95,035 → 93,929. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.