Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 4.0Dry Ridge has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
419 jobs are based in Dry Ridge, and 1,254 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Dry Ridge are B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 2% work in Dry Ridge; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (26%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dry Ridge: the figures worth knowing
The better-paid jobs are outside Dry Ridge
65% of Dry Ridge residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 28% of the jobs based in Dry Ridge pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Dry Ridge pay little
33% of the jobs based in Dry Ridge pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 39% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Dry Ridge workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Dry Ridge empties out on a workday
About 1,700 people are in Dry Ridge on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than the 2,600 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 400 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Dry Ridge
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dry Ridge is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #367 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Dry Ridge’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dry Ridge could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Jobs in Dry Ridge: what the 419 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dry Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 485 → 419. 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 Dry Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Dry Ridge’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dry Ridge workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 851 commuters (the 18% 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 daily commute in and out of Dry Ridge
On a workday 1,232 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 397 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Dry Ridge on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Out of Dry Ridge to work: where people go
Where Dry Ridge clocks in
26% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
How far it is to work from Dry Ridge
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.
Driving is how Dry Ridge gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dry Ridge is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #783 of 993 in Ohio. 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 1,039 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 7.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 1.8% of Dry Ridge households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dry Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400, Dry Ridge comes 1,181st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,179 | Ohioville PA | 3,317 | $81K | 6.5% | 2.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,180 | Hayes Township MI | 2,012 | $82K | 2.4% | 2.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,181 | Dry Ridge OH | 2,554 | $74K | 4.1% | 5.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,182 | Manchester Township IN | 3,345 | $97K | 6.1% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,183 | Big Creek Township KS | 2,622 | $90K | 8.1% | 1.4% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Dry Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Dry Ridge and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dry Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Ridge | – | B+ | C− | 28 min | $73,897 |
| Taylor Creek | under 2% | A | D | 23 min | $99,323 |
| Crosby Township | under 2% | A | D | 28 min | $123,750 |
| Dunlap | under 2% | B− | D | 22 min | $73,421 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dry Ridge’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 Dry Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Dry Ridge?
$73,897 (±$24,456) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dry Ridge?
4.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dry Ridge?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dry Ridge work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (26%, 11 mi), West Chester Township (5%, 13 mi), Sharonville (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dry Ridge walkable?
Dry Ridge is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dry Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dry Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dry Ridge
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.