Fewer people are out of work in Covedale (1.1%) than in 94% of U.S. towns
Covedale grades A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 1% work in Covedale itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (37%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; the Ohio average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Covedale and work: the main findings
A lot of Covedale works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders Covedale: Cincinnati (37%), Bridgetown (3%) and Delhi Township (2%). Next door ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Covedale’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 27 minutes, longer than the Ohio average of 23. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Covedale
63% of Covedale residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Covedale pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Covedale is a place people come home to
There are 848 jobs based in Covedale, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Covedale has about 4,100 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Covedale pay little
30% of the jobs based in Covedale pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 30% 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.
Inside Covedale’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Covedale is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #116 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($90,694, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Covedale could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
About 27 minutes to work from Covedale
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Covedale workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,986 commuters (the 15% 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.
What work there is in Covedale: 848 jobs
848 jobs are based in Covedale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Covedale, 2013 → 2023: 962 → 848. 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 Covedale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Covedale, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,163 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 800 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Covedale on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The towns that employ Covedale’s residents
Where Covedale clocks in
37% 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.
Where in the region Covedale works
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.
Few in Covedale walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Covedale is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #298 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.2% 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 3,498 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 74% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 1.3% of Covedale households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Covedale’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Covedale ranks: 346th of 3,218 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,800
| # | 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 344 | Tellico Village TN | 7,414 | $107K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 9% | A |
| 345 | St. James MD | 4,824 | $97K | 4.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| 346 | Covedale OH | 6,500 | $91K | 5.5% | 1.1% | 1% | A |
| 347 | Glenarden MD | 6,422 | $106K | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| 348 | Middletown MD | 5,056 | $173K | 1.1% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,218 | 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 Covedale, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
42% of Covedale works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Covedale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covedale | – | A | B | 27 min | $90,694 |
| Mack | under 2% | A | C− | 26 min | $121,609 |
| Bridgetown | 3% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $80,564 |
| Cincinnati | 37% | C− | A+ | 22 min | $52,909 |
| Delhi Township | 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $90,781 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cincinnati. Darker towns draw more of Covedale’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 Covedale: questions
What is the median household income in Covedale?
$90,694 (±$23,243) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Covedale?
5.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Covedale?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Covedale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (37%, 7 mi), Blue Ash (3%, 16 mi), Bridgetown (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Covedale walkable?
Covedale is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Covedale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Covedale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Covedale
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.