Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in St. Leon
Working residents average 26 minutes each way; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. Only 2% work in St. Leon; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (13%, 27 miles). 238 jobs are based in St. Leon; 313 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in St. Leon
St. Leon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside St. Leon is Cincinnati, OH, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (42) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The quickest commute around
St. Leon’s 26-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 30 to 38 minutes. Next door ↓
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; with 313 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from St. Leon
About 16% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily commute in and out of St. Leon
On a workday 306 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 231 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in St. Leon on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where St. Leon goes to work
Where St. Leon clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most jobs in St. Leon are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Leon, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 238. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs St. Leon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From St. Leon, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Leon workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 267 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
St. Leon and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Kelso Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Leon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Leon | – | — | — | 26 min | $76,250 |
| Kelso Township | 4% | A− | C− | 30 min | $97,721 |
| Highland Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 38 min | $94,084 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | A | D | 32 min | $118,750 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A | D− | 35 min | $101,406 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Leon’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 St. Leon: questions
What is the median household income in St. Leon?
$76,250 (±$35,051) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Leon?
15.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Leon?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Leon work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (13%, 27 mi), Batesville (8%, 13 mi), Harrison (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Leon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Leon, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Leon
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.