Unemployment in Hidden Valley (1.3%) is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A+: better than 97% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #8 of 593 in Indiana.
Walkability D: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns · #525 of 593 in Indiana.
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Hidden Valley; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (18%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Hidden Valley
Hidden Valley is a place people come home to
There are 198 jobs based in Hidden Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hidden Valley has about 3,400 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hidden Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Hidden Valley’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hidden Valley is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #8 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hidden Valley could be anywhere from A to A+.
Hidden Valley quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,414 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 150 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Hidden Valley on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.08 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hidden Valley workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,551 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
18% of working residents work in Cincinnati
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Hidden Valley clocks in
18% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
79% of the jobs in Hidden Valley pay over $3,333 a month
198 jobs are based in Hidden Valley. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hidden Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hidden Valley, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 198. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Half of Hidden Valley commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Hidden Valley start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hidden Valley is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #525 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Hidden Valley near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,918 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Hidden Valley households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hidden Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hidden Valley is 127th of 3,476 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hidden Valley, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 79 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 125 | Bulverde TX | 7,337 | $112K | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 126 | Cross Plains WI | 4,182 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 9% | A+ |
| 127 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 128 | Mountainside NJ | 7,346 | $212K | 3.7% | 3.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 129 | Pleasant Township KS | 5,459 | $113K | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 168 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Hidden Valley and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Greendale (2%). Darker towns draw more of Hidden Valley’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hidden Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley | – | A+ | D | 30 min | $121,208 |
| Greendale | 2% | A− | C | 26 min | $74,980 |
| Lawrenceburg Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $72,665 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hidden Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Hidden Valley?
$121,208 (±$21,257) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hidden Valley?
1.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hidden Valley?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hidden Valley work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (18%, 18 mi), Lawrenceburg (8%, 4 mi), Indianapolis (4%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hidden Valley walkable?
Hidden Valley is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hidden Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hidden Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hidden Valley
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.