Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Colerain Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Colerain Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (B+). 14,227 jobs are based in Colerain Township, and 27,765 of its residents work somewhere. Only 7% stay in Colerain Township for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (25%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Colerain Township stands out on work
Colerain Township draws workers from far and wide
The 14,227 jobs in Colerain Township are filled from a wide area. Colerain Township’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 20%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Colerain Township and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Colerain Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Colerain Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Where Colerain Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Colerain Township’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($73,103, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Colerain Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
The towns that employ Colerain Township’s residents
Where Colerain Township clocks in
25% 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.
Who works in Colerain Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 25,878 residents head out to work, 1,887 work right here, and 12,340 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46,000 people are in Colerain Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
What Colerain Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colerain Township, 2013 → 2023: 14,135 → 14,227. 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 Colerain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Colerain Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colerain Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25,289 commuters (the 14% 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.
Colerain Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The commute in Colerain Township is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 29,440 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 42% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 5% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% 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). 6.2% of Colerain Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Colerain Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Colerain Township places 380th of 730 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 42,000 to 80,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
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| 8 | Washington Township OH | 51,915 | $148K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Liberty Township OH | 45,723 | $148K | 3.8% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
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| 378 | Irondequoit NY | 50,180 | $79K | 9.2% | 4.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 379 | Beaumont CA | 60,835 | $107K | 10.0% | 4.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 380 | Colerain Township OH | 59,509 | $73K | 9.0% | 3.8% | 7% | B+ |
| 381 | Lathrop CA | 42,783 | $126K | 7.1% | 9.0% | 6% | B+ |
| 382 | Southaven MS | 57,819 | $78K | 12.6% | 3.3% | 17% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 730 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Colerain Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Colerain Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colerain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colerain Township | – | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $73,103 |
| Crosby Township | under 2% | A | D | 28 min | $123,750 |
| Whitewater Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 27 min | $61,538 |
| North College Hill | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 26 min | $64,655 |
| Green Township | under 2% | A | B− | 25 min | $88,314 |
| Miamitown | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $65,395 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colerain Township’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 Colerain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colerain Township?
$73,103 (±$4,497) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colerain Township?
9.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colerain Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colerain Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (25%, 10 mi), West Chester Township (5%, 12 mi), Fairfield (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Colerain Township walkable?
Colerain Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Colerain Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 5% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Colerain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colerain Township
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.