Work & commute · Bethlehem

Work & commute in Bethlehem, OH

Most working residents leave Bethlehem for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Canton (14%), Massillon (11%) and Jackson (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

114 of 2,582 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,468 Bethlehem residents head out of town to work, 114 work right here, and 889 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bethlehem.

2,468live here, work elsewhere

114live and work here

889work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bethlehem goes to work

Canton10.1 mi away

14%373

Massillon6.9 mi away

11%285

Jackson12 mi away

8%205

Akron27.1 mi away

5%139

Perry5.7 mi away

4%98

Bethlehem (in town)right here

3%69

Navarre3.2 mi away

2%64

Plain13.9 mi away

2%53

Brewster6.7 mi away

2%48

Canton8 mi away

2%48

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%1,200

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

How far

How far Bethlehem commutes

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

46%

28%

12%

13%

46%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bethlehem is a commuter town

0.39jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Bethlehem are

1,003 jobs are based in Bethlehem. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bethlehem’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Bethlehem

1,003 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)60%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)33%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Bethlehem residents hold

2,582 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−14%

Jobs based in Bethlehem, 2013 → 2023: 1,172 → 1,003. 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.