Work & commute · Independence

Work & commute in Independence, OH

Most working residents leave Independence for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (25%), Parma (4%) and Brecksville (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

429 of 3,774 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,345 Independence residents head out of town to work, 429 work right here, and 23,715 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Independence.

3,345live here, work elsewhere

429live and work here

23,715work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Independence goes to work

Cleveland7.2 mi away

25%955

Independence (in town)right here

11%429

Parma5 mi away

4%153

Brecksville5.1 mi away

3%113

Solon10 mi away

3%100

Valley View1.3 mi away

2%89

Akron21.5 mi away

2%67

Broadview Heights4.9 mi away

2%63

Mayfield Heights13.3 mi away

2%58

Garfield Heights3 mi away

1%54

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%1,693

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

How far

How far Independence commutes

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

60%

28%

60%Under 10 mi

28%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Independence is a job hub

6.40jobs per working resident

A job hub

6.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Independence are

24,144 jobs are based in Independence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Independence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Independence

24,144 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Independence residents hold

3,774 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month69%

+9%

Jobs based in Independence, 2013 → 2023: 22,164 → 24,144. 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.