Most of Ryland Heights commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
9.0% of residents live below the poverty line, where Kentucky as a whole has 16.1%. 67 jobs are based in Ryland Heights; 452 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes, next to 24 for Kentucky and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ryland Heights: the figures worth knowing
Ryland Heights is a place people come home to
There are 67 jobs based in Ryland Heights, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ryland Heights has about 570 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Ryland Heights workers cross into Ohio
18% of Ryland Heights workers work outside Kentucky, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Cincinnati (10%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Ryland Heights workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Kentucky. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 452 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Ryland Heights on a workday afternoon
On a workday 446 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Ryland Heights on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in Covington
Where Ryland Heights clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Getting to work from Ryland Heights takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ryland Heights workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Kentucky: 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.
A place that makes things: 64% of Ryland Heights’ jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ryland Heights, 2014 → 2024: 42 → 67. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ryland Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ryland Heights
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Ryland Heights and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ryland Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryland Heights | – | — | — | 29 min | $69,000 |
| Independence | under 2% | B+ | C | 27 min | $102,361 |
| Covington | 10% | C+ | A | 22 min | $61,166 |
| Taylor Mill | under 2% | A− | B | 21 min | $88,546 |
| Fairview | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairview: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Covington. Darker towns draw more of Ryland Heights’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 2024, 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 Ryland Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Ryland Heights?
$69,000 (±$12,227) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ryland Heights?
9.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ryland Heights?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ryland Heights work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Covington (10%, 6 mi), Cincinnati (10%, 12 mi), Florence (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ryland Heights without a car?
1% 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 Ryland Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ryland Heights
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.