Cherry Grove’s household incomes are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Cherry Grove is better than 92% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (B−). The poverty rate is 2.0% (Ohio 13.3%). Only 3% work in Cherry Grove; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (31%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Cherry Grove, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Cherry Grove
68% of Cherry Grove residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Cherry Grove pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Cherry Grove and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Cherry Grove residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Cherry Grove come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Cherry Grove pay little
28% of the jobs based in Cherry Grove pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 36% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Cherry Grove’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cherry Grove could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What the 1,437 jobs in Cherry Grove are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cherry Grove, 2013 → 2023: 1,361 → 1,437. 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 Cherry Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Cherry Grove: the destinations
Where Cherry Grove clocks in
31% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Cherry Grove
On a workday 2,011 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 1,380 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Cherry Grove on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
How long Cherry Grove spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cherry Grove workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,863 commuters (the 16% 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.
The distance from Cherry Grove to work
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.
For most of Cherry Grove, work means a drive
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,225 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 0.0% of Cherry Grove households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cherry Grove’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Cherry Grove is 332nd of 4,112 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 330 | Heidelberg Township PA | 4,170 | $92K | 3.6% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| 331 | Scott WI | 3,650 | $108K | 4.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A |
| 332 | Cherry Grove OH | 4,176 | $118K | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3% | A |
| 333 | Washington Township PA | 4,569 | $99K | 2.1% | 2.7% | 3% | A |
| 334 | Jericho VT | 5,056 | $117K | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | 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 Cherry Grove, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Cherry Grove compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Forestville (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherry Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove | – | A | B− | 26 min | $117,994 |
| Forestville | 4% | A− | A− | 24 min | $98,115 |
| Dry Run | under 2% | A+ | C | 25 min | $200,530 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cherry Grove’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 Cherry Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Cherry Grove?
$117,994 (±$22,553) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherry Grove?
2.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cherry Grove?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cherry Grove work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (31%, 11 mi), Blue Ash (5%, 12 mi), Forestville (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cherry Grove walkable?
Cherry Grove is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cherry Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cherry Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherry Grove
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.