Photo: JBTHEMILKER · CC BY-SA 4.0Apple Valley has lower unemployment (1.0%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Apple Valley; the top destination outside it is Mount Vernon (29%, 8 miles). Jobs and income earn Apple Valley A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Measured by household income, Apple Valley is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Apple Valley: the figures worth knowing
Apple Valley is a place people come home to
There are 198 jobs based in Apple Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Apple Valley has about 3,800 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Apple Valley and Mount Vernon trade workers both ways
Mount Vernon is the top workplace for Apple Valley residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Apple Valley come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Apple Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Apple Valley
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Apple Valley is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #269 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Apple Valley’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Apple Valley could be anywhere from B to A.
Who leaves Apple Valley for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,921 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 143 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Apple Valley on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
Commuting out of Apple Valley: the destinations
Where Apple Valley clocks in
6% of workers
3% 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.
Apple Valley’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Apple Valley workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,367 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% 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.
Jobs in Apple Valley: what the 198 are
198 jobs are based in Apple Valley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Apple Valley, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Apple Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Apple Valley
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.
In Apple Valley, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Apple Valley is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #904 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Apple 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 2,713 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). 2.7% of Apple Valley households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Apple Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Apple Valley is 797th of 3,502 U.S. towns of 3,900 to 7,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 795 | Mount Hope NY | 6,487 | $91K | 5.1% | 1.7% | 3% | A− |
| 796 | Mayflower Village CA | 4,950 | $105K | 8.4% | 4.6% | 2% | A− |
| 797 | Apple Valley OH | 5,548 | $101K | 3.9% | 1.0% | 3% | A− |
| 798 | Mount Zion IL | 5,880 | $103K | 4.0% | 3.4% | 9% | A− |
| 799 | Bartonville IL | 5,804 | $73K | 7.1% | 1.1% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,502 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Apple Valley, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Apple Valley and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Apple Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley | – | A− | D | 29 min | $100,593 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | C | D− | 29 min | $72,613 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Apple Valley’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 Apple Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Apple Valley?
$100,593 (±$23,960) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Apple Valley?
3.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Apple Valley?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Apple Valley work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (29%, 8 mi), Columbus (6%, 46 mi), Gambier (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Apple Valley walkable?
Apple Valley is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Apple Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Apple Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Apple 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.