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Jobs & commute in Bowersville

Work, pay and getting to work in Bowersville

Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; the Ohio average is 23, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Bowersville; the top destination outside it is Xenia (12%, 14 miles). Bowersville has 129 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Bowersville on a workday afternoon

On a workday 129 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

129live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday140
270live here− 130head out to work+ 0come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Bowersville on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Bowersville’s residents

BowersvilleJamestown: 4 residents work here (3%)Moraine: 4 residents work here (3%)Springboro: 3 residents work here (2%)Centerville: 4 residents work here (3%)Xenia: 16 residents work here (12%)Wilmington: 6 residents work here (5%)Kettering: 5 residents work here (4%)Beavercreek: 14 residents work here (11%)Dayton: 11 residents work here (9%)Washington Township: 5 residents work here (4%)XeniaBeavercreekDaytonWilmingtonKetteringWashington TownshipBowersville
1
Xenia13.6 mi away
12%16
2
Beavercreek21.2 mi away
11%14
3
Dayton29 mi away
9%11
4
Wilmington11.6 mi away
5%6
5
Kettering24.1 mi away
4%5
64%5
7
Jamestown5.6 mi away
3%4
8
Moraine28.8 mi away
3%4
9
Centerville22.9 mi away
3%4
10
Springboro27.2 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%57
The top trips

Where Bowersville clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Bowersville: about 25 minutes

A year of commuting
190 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bowersville25 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Bowersville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Bowersville gets to work
83%Drive alone
2%Carpool
15%Walk

Share of the 87 commuters (the 12% 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.

How far

Miles to work from Bowersville

10 mi25 mi35 miXenia: 12% · 13.6 miBeavercreek: 11% · 21.2 miDayton: 9% · 29 miWilmington: 5% · 11.6 miKettering: 4% · 24.1 miWashington Township: 4% · 23.5 miJamestown: 3% · 5.6 miMoraine: 3% · 28.8 miCenterville: 3% · 22.9 miSpringboro: 2% · 27.2 miXenia 12%Beavercreek 11%Wilmington 5%Bowersville
BowersvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
12%Under 10 mi15 residents
47%10–24 mi61 residents
31%25–50 mi40 residents
10%Over 50 mi13 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bowersville: questions

What is the median household income in Bowersville?

$72,500 (±$36,025) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bowersville?

7.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bowersville?

25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bowersville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Xenia (12%, 14 mi), Beavercreek (11%, 21 mi), Dayton (9%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Bowersville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Bowersville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bowersville

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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.