Everyone hates the lazy person in the office. The guy or gal who manages to offload all of their work to you, but somehow still takes the credit for it.
And if you live in one of these Ohio towns, you might look in the mirror and see that lazy person staring right back at you.
We’re not trying to be mean; it’s just that the lazy ethos can penetrate from the location into the workplace and no one wants to work with lazy people.
So we got to work late on a Friday night to figure out the places around Ohio that spend the day on Reddit and get by with the bare minimum. Using data from the latest American Community Survey, we identified criteria associated with laziness for each city.
After crunching all the numbers, here are the ten “Laziest Places in Ohio” based on data:
Youngstown Greenville Ashtabula Warren Uhrichsville Mansfield Fostoria Zanesville Portsmouth Campbell
Read on to see where the couch potatoes call home or skip to the end to find where your town ranked.
Oh, and by the way, Powell is the hardest-working place in OH.
How We Determined The Laziest Places In The Buckeye State
Like all problems here at Zippia , we start with the data to answer the hard questions. Some might even consider us the hardest working data-crunchers this side of the Mississippi .
In this particular case, we went to the latest version of the American Community Survey looking for answers. As luck would have it, the Census Bureau just released the 2010-2014 5-Yr Estimate which would make this analysis the first of it’s kind with the new data.
After scrolling through what seemed like hundreds of criteria, we settled on this set for the laziest places in Ohio:
Lowest average hours worked
Shortest commute time
Fewest workers per household (Labor force divided by the number households)
Highest unemployment rate
Fewest adults with a college degree
Our thinking went something along the lines of if you can’t bother to go college, don’t spend any time at work, and have only one person per household bringing home the bacon, your town is probably pretty lazy.
After we got the data for the 255 places in Ohio over 5,000 people, we ranked each place from 1 to 255 for each of the criteria with 1 being the “laziest”.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each to create a lazy index.
Finally, we crowned the place with the lowest lazy index the “Laziest Place In Ohio”. And, at the end of the day, Youngstown slacked off its way to the top.
Read the detailed chart below to learn a bit more about why each place ranked where it did.
1. Youngstown
Population: 66,013College Educated: 11.5%Unemployment Rate: 19.6%
2. Greenville
Population: 13,121College Educated: 11.1%Unemployment Rate: 12.2%
3. Ashtabula
Population: 18,819College Educated: 9.0%Unemployment Rate: 13.6%
4. Warren
Population: 40,925College Educated: 11.7%Unemployment Rate: 11.7%
5. Uhrichsville
Population: 5,408College Educated: 6.5%Unemployment Rate: 11.6%
6. Mansfield
Population: 47,150College Educated: 12.9%Unemployment Rate: 13.0%
7. Fostoria
Population: 13,003College Educated: 9.5%Unemployment Rate: 14.9%
8. Zanesville
Population: 25,444College Educated: 11.5%Unemployment Rate: 13.3%
9. Portsmouth
Population: 20,320College Educated: 16.0%Unemployment Rate: 11.6%
10. Campbell
Population: 8,127College Educated: 9.4%Unemployment Rate: 22.8%
Slacking Your Way Off To The Bottom
Like we said earlier, trying to determine the laziest places in Ohio is usually a subjective matter. But if you’re analyzing cities where people don’t work, where a good education is rare, and no one’s willing to put in the long hours, then this is an accurate list of laziness.
Detailed List Of The Laziest Places In Ohio
City
Rank
Population
College Educated
Unemployment Rate
Youngstown 1
66,013
11.5%
19.6%
Greenville 2
13,121
11.1%
12.2%
Ashtabula 3
18,819
9.0%
13.6%
Warren 4
40,925
11.7%
11.7%
Uhrichsville 5
5,408
6.5%
11.6%
Mansfield 6
47,150
12.9%
13.0%
Fostoria 7
13,003
9.5%
14.9%
Zanesville 8
25,444
11.5%
13.3%
Portsmouth 9
20,320
16.0%
11.6%
Campbell 10
8,127
9.4%
22.8%
Piqua 11
20,649
9.6%
12.9%
Kenton 12
7,783
7.2%
16.3%
Willard 13
6,163
10.7%
12.4%
Canton 14
72,668
13.8%
14.6%
Nelsonville 15
5,596
7.3%
23.7%
Niles 16
19,028
16.4%
11.4%
Lima 17
38,432
10.8%
19.2%
Coshocton 18
11,179
14.9%
10.0%
Marion 19
36,791
9.8%
12.2%
Cambridge 20
10,558
15.7%
11.4%
Alliance 21
22,196
13.6%
16.0%
Bucyrus 22
12,140
12.2%
12.9%
Van Wert 23
10,859
13.9%
11.3%
Fremont 24
16,555
11.7%
12.8%
Wilmington 25
12,424
13.3%
13.7%
Sandusky 26
25,626
15.2%
11.8%
Bryan 27
8,523
15.3%
11.8%
East Liverpool 28
11,065
7.3%
15.7%
Springfield 29
60,216
15.3%
13.8%
Dayton 30
141,776
16.7%
16.6%
Conneaut 31
12,836
10.3%
12.5%
Brookville 32
6,351
13.2%
8.9%
Eaton 33
8,334
12.8%
10.6%
Urbana 34
11,587
15.1%
15.0%
Toledo 35
283,932
17.7%
15.3%
Struthers 36
10,574
12.8%
13.7%
East Cleveland 37
17,619
10.7%
28.6%
Galion 38
10,314
9.4%
11.1%
Marietta 39
14,029
22.9%
10.6%
Ironton 40
11,190
16.2%
8.3%
Martins Ferry 41
6,850
13.7%
10.7%
Middletown 42
48,256
16.0%
15.8%
Riverside 43
25,143
15.7%
13.4%
Steubenville 44
18,437
21.9%
10.3%
Napoleon 45
8,940
14.7%
9.0%
Chillicothe 46
21,802
19.4%
15.3%
Washington Court House 47
14,123
14.0%
9.2%
Upper Sandusky 48
6,792
14.9%
9.0%
Cleveland 49
392,114
15.2%
19.2%
Celina 50
10,374
14.9%
10.4%
Ravenna 51
11,635
13.3%
13.5%
Lorain 52
63,885
12.1%
15.4%
Bellefontaine 53
13,141
15.6%
10.4%
Tiffin 54
17,835
16.6%
12.0%
Mount Vernon 55
16,919
22.3%
11.7%
Barberton 56
26,375
12.0%
11.8%
Hillsboro 57
6,570
14.0%
15.2%
Defiance 58
16,646
20.0%
9.7%
Logan 59
7,314
13.2%
9.0%
Xenia 60
25,903
18.7%
10.9%
Akron 61
198,492
20.5%
14.1%
Reading 62
10,357
17.5%
10.5%
Northwood 63
5,285
16.6%
12.8%
Massillon 64
32,224
15.7%
11.3%
Whitehall 65
18,383
9.5%
13.7%
Norwalk 66
16,927
15.3%
8.8%
Sidney 67
21,126
13.3%
8.7%
Shelby 68
9,149
15.2%
6.6%
Jackson 69
6,343
23.0%
10.2%
Bedford Heights 70
10,680
17.4%
14.8%
Belpre 71
6,431
12.1%
6.8%
London 72
9,924
16.5%
9.2%
Euclid 73
48,313
19.4%
14.6%
Maple Heights 74
22,880
14.7%
15.7%
Newark 75
47,744
16.7%
9.9%
Franklin 76
11,817
11.6%
9.8%
Trotwood 77
24,322
15.3%
12.5%
Moraine 78
6,333
14.2%
10.4%
Salem 79
12,214
13.1%
9.4%
Ashland 80
20,421
26.9%
11.6%
Orrville 81
8,389
20.7%
9.2%
West Carrollton 82
13,087
15.5%
8.7%
Ontario 83
6,160
24.6%
8.5%
Garfield Heights 84
28,492
13.5%
13.1%
Findlay 85
41,297
26.4%
10.1%
Warrensville Heights 86
13,387
17.6%
12.3%
Girard 87
9,799
19.6%
8.6%
Elyria 88
54,216
14.7%
11.0%
Brooklyn 89
11,047
13.9%
7.5%
Painesville 90
19,689
14.5%
9.4%
Fairborn 91
33,039
24.7%
10.6%
Lancaster 92
39,105
16.2%
10.2%
Circleville 93
13,395
14.8%
9.9%
Mentor-on-the-Lake 94
7,430
9.8%
10.8%
Delphos 95
7,267
16.7%
9.2%
Oregon 96
20,282
18.2%
8.3%
New Philadelphia 97
17,334
15.9%
8.3%
Wauseon 98
6,953
17.7%
9.7%
New Carlisle 99
5,732
9.0%
10.1%
Cincinnati 100
297,117
32.3%
13.1%
St. Marys
101
8,193
14.7%
5.8%
Bellevue 102
8,157
13.9%
8.0%
Heath 103
10,381
18.3%
7.5%
Hamilton 104
62,366
15.1%
12.1%
Clyde 105
6,350
15.3%
8.2%
Brook Park 106
19,027
12.5%
8.2%
Wickliffe 107
12,671
22.2%
8.8%
Dover 108
12,839
21.8%
5.5%
Wellston 109
5,590
15.3%
11.9%
Mount Healthy 110
6,061
21.7%
9.4%
North College Hill 111
9,366
16.2%
13.2%
Columbiana 112
6,341
20.5%
1.9%
Norwood 113
19,170
25.0%
7.8%
Wooster 114
26,353
27.7%
6.2%
Grafton 115
6,145
8.7%
9.3%
Willowick 116
14,084
19.9%
9.3%
Mayfield Heights 117
18,973
39.3%
7.3%
Port Clinton 118
6,038
18.8%
8.4%
Rossford 119
6,434
24.3%
8.4%
Englewood 120
13,468
27.7%
8.7%
Kettering 121
56,138
31.3%
7.3%
Geneva 122
6,158
12.6%
6.8%
Vandalia 123
15,220
21.2%
9.0%
Miamisburg 124
20,168
22.2%
6.9%
Huron 125
7,095
32.9%
7.0%
Wapakoneta 126
9,853
16.5%
6.4%
Cheviot 127
8,330
22.6%
9.8%
Bowling Green 128
31,366
42.1%
12.8%
Troy 129
25,334
22.0%
6.9%
Ada 130
6,112
26.2%
9.5%
Bedford 131
12,927
21.6%
7.7%
Sharonville 132
13,836
33.1%
6.5%
North Canton 133
17,437
33.3%
6.8%
Centerville 134
23,986
45.8%
6.5%
Rittman 135
6,457
14.8%
8.3%
Athens 136
24,151
61.4%
12.7%
Hubbard 137
7,787
21.6%
5.1%
Middleburg Heights 138
15,823
35.1%
7.5%
Tipp City 139
9,778
29.2%
7.2%
Tallmadge 140
17,463
28.4%
6.7%
Springdale 141
11,201
28.4%
7.5%
Huber Heights 142
38,484
23.4%
9.2%
Willoughby 143
22,361
28.8%
6.5%
St. Clairsville
144
5,151
27.8%
2.8%
Carlisle 145
5,001
8.0%
9.0%
Parma Heights 146
20,490
20.6%
7.3%
Cleveland Heights 147
45,657
51.1%
9.3%
Vermilion 148
10,415
17.7%
8.4%
Canal Fulton 149
5,479
21.2%
6.6%
Columbus 150
811,943
33.4%
8.9%
Kent 151
29,367
42.3%
13.3%
Richmond Heights 152
10,508
36.8%
9.0%
Cortland 153
7,050
31.6%
6.0%
Oberlin 154
8,368
40.0%
8.3%
Forest Park 155
18,685
25.5%
10.1%
Milford 156
6,748
27.4%
4.7%
Fairlawn 157
7,430
49.2%
6.5%
Eastlake 158
18,448
18.2%
7.0%
The Village of Indian Hill 159
5,802
86.3%
5.8%
Wellington 160
5,004
12.9%
7.0%
Parma 161
80,699
19.6%
8.1%
Amherst 162
12,080
25.9%
7.7%
Cuyahoga Falls 163
49,316
30.6%
6.6%
Willoughby Hills 164
9,446
36.7%
6.4%
Maumee 165
14,148
33.4%
6.0%
Blue Ash 166
12,124
56.2%
6.9%
Deer Park 167
5,720
31.5%
6.5%
Germantown 168
5,545
22.2%
8.3%
Berea 169
19,044
31.1%
8.9%
Clayton 170
13,212
32.4%
10.1%
North Olmsted 171
32,374
30.5%
8.1%
Beachwood 172
11,855
58.3%
3.4%
Marysville 173
22,773
23.3%
6.2%
Groveport 174
5,535
21.4%
5.0%
Wadsworth 175
21,752
31.7%
6.2%
Fairfield 176
42,643
26.9%
8.9%
Independence 177
7,136
36.3%
6.7%
Sylvania 178
18,923
41.3%
5.9%
New Franklin 179
14,245
23.4%
8.1%
Fairview Park 180
16,625
38.4%
7.6%
Lakewood 181
51,434
41.5%
8.3%
Canfield 182
7,443
39.2%
6.2%
Beavercreek 183
45,738
50.0%
5.1%
Union 184
6,425
14.4%
6.6%
Norton 185
12,052
23.8%
7.1%
Perrysburg 186
21,122
48.4%
6.4%
Lexington 187
5,706
27.6%
2.8%
South Euclid 188
22,052
38.9%
9.2%
Green 189
25,835
33.1%
6.5%
Lebanon 190
20,338
30.9%
9.9%
Munroe Falls 191
5,037
39.0%
6.6%
Bellbrook 192
7,035
47.3%
6.3%
Trenton 193
12,091
13.3%
7.9%
Louisville 194
9,151
20.1%
3.8%
South Lebanon 195
5,215
39.2%
11.8%
Rocky River 196
20,145
55.4%
5.2%
Seven Hills 197
11,735
33.6%
7.8%
Streetsboro 198
16,152
25.2%
7.1%
Sheffield Lake 199
9,090
18.4%
5.7%
North Ridgeville 200
30,680
27.6%
9.0%
Lyndhurst 201
13,856
46.7%
4.8%
Oxford 202
21,552
61.4%
4.7%
Montgomery 203
10,332
68.3%
5.3%
Chardon 204
5,161
29.7%
5.1%
Reynoldsburg 205
36,439
29.6%
7.0%
Upper Arlington 206
34,191
74.2%
4.5%
Amelia 207
5,323
16.6%
7.7%
Grove City 208
36,981
28.3%
4.7%
Bexley 209
13,286
71.5%
4.7%
Shaker Heights 210
28,071
65.8%
5.4%
Mentor 211
47,008
31.3%
5.5%
Oakwood 212
9,150
67.7%
1.9%
Westlake 213
32,513
53.6%
5.6%
Gahanna 214
33,786
45.8%
5.5%
Stow 215
34,741
40.5%
6.2%
John
216
5,154
22.5%
9.1%
University Heights 217
13,404
63.7%
6.6%
Worthington 218
13,727
65.8%
3.4%
Madeira 219
8,801
56.9%
3.9%
Macedonia 220
11,364
40.3%
7.1%
Granville 221
5,689
63.1%
4.9%
Harrison 222
10,212
25.1%
6.9%
Brecksville 223
13,543
52.2%
5.3%
Medina 224
26,544
32.3%
5.4%
Grandview Heights 225
6,836
69.5%
3.4%
Aurora 226
15,568
48.0%
6.9%
Westerville 227
37,101
52.6%
4.4%
Springboro 228
17,499
49.1%
6.5%
Pepper Pike 229
6,079
71.6%
4.4%
Hilliard 230
30,815
47.9%
5.6%
Highland Heights 231
8,324
54.7%
4.7%
Wyoming 232
8,404
72.0%
3.3%
Brunswick 233
34,438
21.1%
6.2%
Avon 234
21,783
48.9%
6.1%
New Albany 235
8,169
76.2%
5.2%
Mason 236
31,289
54.5%
5.7%
Delaware 237
36,188
33.3%
4.3%
Pataskala 238
15,069
28.3%
5.2%
Avon Lake 239
22,881
50.6%
4.3%
Olmsted Falls 240
8,943
35.3%
5.6%
Waterville 241
5,499
32.2%
3.2%
North Royalton 242
30,353
36.0%
5.8%
Loveland 243
12,425
42.4%
2.1%
Strongsville 244
44,649
43.9%
6.4%
Monroe 245
13,633
30.4%
5.5%
Twinsburg 246
18,784
43.7%
4.6%
Pickerington 247
19,014
39.3%
7.5%
Kirtland 248
6,838
40.4%
4.4%
Solon 249
23,177
57.3%
6.0%
Broadview Heights 250
19,309
47.7%
5.6%
Canal Winchester 251
7,334
36.6%
3.8%
Bay Village 252
15,508
58.3%
4.2%
Dublin 253
42,378
73.7%
4.1%
Hudson 254
22,351
69.8%
5.6%
Powell 255
12,012
72.3%
4.1%
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