Few U.S. towns have household incomes as high as Coldstream’s
Below the poverty line: 0.6% of residents, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. The two grades for Coldstream are A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Coldstream, in brief
37% of Coldstream works in Cincinnati
203 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Cincinnati, 11 miles away. That’s 37 times as many as work in Coldstream itself. The commute map ↓
Coldstream is a place people come home to
There are 143 jobs based in Coldstream, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Coldstream has about 1,100 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Coldstream works from home
22% of Coldstream workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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; with 542 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Coldstream earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Coldstream is better than 98% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.9%) is left out: Coldstream’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Coldstream stays A+.
37% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Coldstream clocks in
37% of workers
4% 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.
A workday in Coldstream: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 539 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 140 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Coldstream on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
From Coldstream, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coldstream workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 598 commuters (the 22% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Coldstream
143 jobs are based in Coldstream.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coldstream, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 143. 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 Coldstream’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Coldstream, by distance
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 Coldstream, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Coldstream is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Coldstream 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 767 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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 Coldstream households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Coldstream’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Coldstream is 77th among 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 76 | Del Rio CA | 1,508 | $250K | 0.0% | 2.2% | <1% | A+ |
| 77 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 78 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 79 | Randolph AFB TX | 1,240 | $113K | 2.8% | 3.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Coldstream, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Coldstream compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Forestville (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coldstream workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldstream | – | A+ | D | 21 min | $231,538 |
| Forestville | 3% | A− | A− | 24 min | $98,115 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coldstream’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 Coldstream: questions
What is the median household income in Coldstream?
$231,538 (±$44,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coldstream?
0.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coldstream?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coldstream work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (37%, 11 mi), Union Township (4%, 6 mi), Blue Ash (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Coldstream walkable?
Coldstream is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Coldstream 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 Coldstream, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coldstream
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.