# Geauga County, Ohio: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Bainbridge Township, Chester Township and Munson Township No data center or power plant project is on record in Geauga County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Geauga County is home to Bainbridge Township, Chester Township, Munson Township and Auburn Township. Unemployment was 1.5% in August 2026, against 3.5% in 2019. Next door, Cuyahoga County has 26 data centers. Employers here counted 36,738 jobs in 2025, up 2.6% from 2019. Ohio Edison Co is the largest utility serving Geauga County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 16.18¢/kWh in 2024, above the 15.40¢ median for Ohio utilities. +2.6% total jobs since 2019, now 36,738 16.18¢ per kWh for Ohio Edison Co residential customers, 2024 95,676 residents, 2025 ## Cities and towns in Geauga County Geauga County is home to Bainbridge Township, Chester Township, Munson Township and Auburn Township. Bainbridge Township12,955 residents Chester Township9,995 residents Munson Township7,078 residents Auburn Township6,593 residents Russell Township5,408 residents Newbury Township5,276 residents Chardon5,251 residents Hambden Township4,728 residents Chardon Township4,510 residents Middlefield Township4,498 residents Parkman Township4,465 residents Burton Township4,392 residents South Russell3,913 residents Huntsburg Township3,708 residents Claridon Township3,116 residents Troy Township2,798 residents Middlefield2,767 residents Thompson Township2,159 residents Montville Township1,934 residents Burton1,424 residents Aquilla305 residents Hunting Valley132 residents · 17% of the city - Hunting Valley also extends into [Cuyahoga County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/cuyahoga-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Bainbridge, Bass Lake, Chesterland, Parkman. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Geauga County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Ohio | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 95,383 | 95,676 | ▲ 0.3% | 29th of 88 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 35,803 | 36,738 | ▲ 2.6% | 33rd of 88 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $43,696 | $58,526 | ▲ 33.9% | — | | Data processing and hosting jobs (2019 → 2025) | 5 | 64 | ▲ 1180.0% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.5% | 1.5% | ▼ 2.0pts | — | 95,676 people live here, up 0.3% since 2020. ## Who powers Geauga County ### Utilities with service territory in Geauga County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ohio Edison Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 957,780 | 16.18¢ | 18% | | Cleveland Electric Illum Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 676,098 | 16.76¢ | 24% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Geauga County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Geauga County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 36,738 | $58,526 | 1.00 | | Data processing and hosting | 64 | $147,199 | 0.56 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Geauga County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Geauga County. Ohio has 105 local measures on record statewide, and 2 neighboring counties have one: [Lake County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/lake-county), [Trumbull County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/trumbull-county). ## Geauga County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Geauga County, Cuyahoga County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Geauga County | 95,676 | ▲ 2.6% | — | — | — | — | | Ashtabula County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/ashtabula-county) | 96,713 | ▼ 5.2% | 30 MW | — | — | — | | Cuyahoga County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/cuyahoga-county) | 1,232,925 | ▼ 5.4% | 178 MW | 16 MW | 26 | — | | Lake County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/lake-county) | 232,217 | ▲ 2.3% | 1,367 MW | — | 1 | 2 | | Portage County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/portage-county) | 163,404 | ▲ 3.0% | 21 MW | — | 1 | — | | Summit County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/summit-county) | 538,376 | ▼ 2.8% | 20 MW | — | 7 | — | | Trumbull County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/trumbull-county) | 198,972 | ▲ 1.9% | 1,991 MW | — | — | 4 | ## More of Ohio [All Ohio countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio)[Cuyahoga County1,232,925 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/cuyahoga-county)[Summit County538,376 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/summit-county)[Lake County232,217 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/lake-county)[Trumbull County198,972 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/trumbull-county)[Portage County163,404 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/portage-county) ## Geauga County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Geauga County, Ohio? 2 utilities have service territory in Geauga County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Ohio Edison Co, Cleveland Electric Illum Co. The largest, Ohio Edison Co, charged residential customers 16.18¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Bainbridge Township, OH in? Bainbridge Township is in Geauga County, Ohio. About 12,955 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### Are there data centers in Geauga County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Geauga County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Cuyahoga County. ### Is Geauga County adding jobs? Employers counted 36,738 jobs in 2025 against 35,803 in 2019 (+2.6%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Geauga County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Geauga County. Ohio has 105 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/geauga-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).