Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Carlisle works elsewhere
There are 595 jobs in Carlisle, against 2,621 working residents. The two grades for Carlisle are B for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 3% work in Carlisle; the top destination outside it is Middletown (8%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Carlisle apart
Carlisle makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Carlisle are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Carlisle residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Carlisle is a place people come home to
There are 595 jobs based in Carlisle, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Carlisle has about 3,900 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The four measures behind Carlisle’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Carlisle is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #527 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Carlisle’s grade up (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($71,136, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Carlisle could be anywhere from C to A.
Goods jobs make up 49% of work in Carlisle
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carlisle, 2013 → 2023: 785 → 595. 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 Carlisle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Carlisle, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,553 residents head out to work, 68 work right here, and 527 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Carlisle on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Carlisle: the destinations
Where Carlisle clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
From Carlisle, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carlisle workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,550 commuters (the 5% 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 it is to work from Carlisle
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 Carlisle, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Carlisle is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #576 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Carlisle 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 2,697 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.9% of Carlisle households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Carlisle’s commuters take a bus or train.
Carlisle places 1,627th of 3,432 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,900
| # | 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+ |
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| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,625 | Cambridge Township MI | 5,763 | $77K | 4.8% | 3.9% | 8% | B |
| 1,626 | Groesbeck OH | 7,824 | $62K | 9.8% | 3.9% | 2% | B |
| 1,627 | Carlisle OH | 5,885 | $71K | 10.1% | 4.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,628 | Chouteau Township IL | 7,428 | $60K | 14.0% | 2.8% | 9% | B |
| 1,629 | Cross Creek Township OH | 7,574 | $72K | 6.8% | 3.0% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Carlisle, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Carlisle: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Franklin (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carlisle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | – | B | C+ | 22 min | $71,136 |
| Franklin | 6% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $58,587 |
| Miami Township | 3% | B | B | 24 min | $79,536 |
| German Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $97,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carlisle’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 Carlisle: questions
What is the median household income in Carlisle?
$71,136 (±$12,978) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carlisle?
10.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carlisle?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carlisle work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middletown (8%, 6 mi), Cincinnati (7%, 32 mi), Franklin (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Carlisle walkable?
Carlisle is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Carlisle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carlisle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carlisle
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.