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Work & commute · Auburn

Work & commute in Auburn, OH

Most working residents leave Auburn for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (15%), Solon (6%) and Bainbridge (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
5%
149 of 2,863 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
23 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
16%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,714 Auburn residents head out of town to work, 149 work right here, and 1,511 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Auburn.

2,714live here, work elsewhere
149live and work here
1,511work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Auburn goes to work

Chagrin FallsMayfield HeightsBeachwoodPainesvilleStreetsboroAuroraSolonMentorClevelandBainbridgeAuburnMantuaNewburyTroyBainbridgeClevelandSolonBainbridgeBainbridgeBeachwoodAuroraChagrin FallsMentorMayfield HeightsAuburn
1
Cleveland24 mi away
15%435
2
Solon10.8 mi away
6%176
3
Auburn (in town)right here
5%149
4
Bainbridge6 mi away
4%118
5
Bainbridge6.8 mi away
3%96
6
Beachwood15.4 mi away
3%86
7
Aurora7.8 mi away
3%77
8
Chagrin Falls8.7 mi away
3%73
9
Mentor21.7 mi away
2%67
10
Mayfield Heights14.7 mi away
2%50
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%1,536

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

How far

How far Auburn commutes

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

28%Under 10 mi
54%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
8%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Auburn is a commuter town

0.58jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Auburn are

1,660 jobs are based in Auburn. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Auburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Auburn

1,660 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)58%
Trade, transport & utilities11%
Services (health, schools, offices…)31%
$1,250 a month or less9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%
Over $3,333 a month72%

Jobs Auburn residents hold

2,863 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%
Over $3,333 a month69%