Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 8.5%, unemployment in Cheviot is higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 84% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Cheviot are C− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Only 2% stay in Cheviot for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (33%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cheviot: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Cheviot works one town over
36% of working residents work in a town that borders Cheviot: Cincinnati (33%) and Bridgetown (3%). Next door ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Cheviot than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Cheviot fell from 1,845 in 2013 to 1,388 in 2023, −25%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Cheviot empties out on a workday
About 5,900 people are in Cheviot on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 8,600 who live here: 4,100 head out to work and 1,300 come in. 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 figures behind Cheviot’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cheviot is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #885 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Cheviot’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cheviot could be anywhere from D to B−.
Jobs in Cheviot: what the 1,388 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cheviot, 2013 → 2023: 1,845 → 1,388. 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 Cheviot’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Cheviot, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 4,063 residents head out to work, 80 work right here, and 1,308 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,900 people are in Cheviot on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.34 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.
Where people from Cheviot work
Where Cheviot clocks in
33% 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.
Time on the road from Cheviot: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cheviot workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,420 commuters (the 19% 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.
Miles to work from Cheviot
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.
Cheviot is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% of 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 4,236 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, 38% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 12.1% of Cheviot households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Cheviot’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Cheviot is 2,516th among 2,944 U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,600
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,514 | Bridgeport Township MI | 9,874 | $52K | 18.6% | 6.7% | 9% | C− |
| 2,515 | Stowe Township PA | 6,119 | $53K | 23.1% | 14.0% | 2% | C− |
| 2,516 | Cheviot OH | 8,623 | $53K | 22.6% | 8.5% | 2% | C− |
| 2,517 | Fort Irwin CA | 8,419 | $76K | 8.7% | 12.3% | 13% | C− |
| 2,518 | Orlovista FL | 6,890 | $47K | 20.0% | 11.7% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,944 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Cheviot, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 36% of Cheviot’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cheviot workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheviot | – | C− | A | 24 min | $53,132 |
| Green Township | under 2% | A | B− | 25 min | $88,314 |
| Cincinnati | 33% | C− | A+ | 22 min | $52,909 |
| Bridgetown | 3% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $80,564 |
| Monfort Heights | under 2% | A | B | 25 min | $88,457 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cincinnati. Darker towns draw more of Cheviot’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 Cheviot: questions
What is the median household income in Cheviot?
$53,132 (±$7,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cheviot?
22.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cheviot?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cheviot work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (33%, 6 mi), West Chester Township (3%, 16 mi), Bridgetown (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cheviot walkable?
Cheviot is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 15.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cheviot without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 38% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cheviot, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cheviot
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.