Households in Forestville earn more than those in 75% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Forestville are A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line; Ohio has 13.3%. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 15.3 in Cincinnati.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Forestville
Forestville trades workers with the towns around it
Forestville has about as many jobs (5,516) as working residents (4,823), but they are mostly different people: 4,566 residents leave for work each day while 5,259 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Forestville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Forestville
68% of Forestville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Forestville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Forestville and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Forestville residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Forestville come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Forestville draws workers from far and wide
The 5,516 jobs in Forestville are filled from a wide area. Forestville’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 63% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
The figures behind Forestville’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Forestville is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #250 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Forestville’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Forestville could be anywhere from B to A+.
How a workday changes Forestville
On a workday 4,566 residents head out to work, 257 work right here, and 5,259 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).
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 the 5,516 jobs in Forestville are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forestville, 2013 → 2023: 6,379 → 5,516. 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 Forestville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
31% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Forestville clocks in
31% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the OH average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forestville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,366 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Forestville
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Forestville
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Forestville is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #116 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% 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 5,218 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 71% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 25% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 13.4% of Forestville households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Forestville’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Forestville ranks: 717th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 715 | Acushnet MA | 10,800 | $90K | 6.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A− |
| 716 | East Norriton Township PA | 14,249 | $99K | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6% | A− |
| 717 | Forestville OH | 10,831 | $98K | 4.5% | 4.3% | 5% | A− |
| 718 | Gray ME | 8,676 | $95K | 3.5% | 3.4% | 9% | A− |
| 719 | Mendon NY | 9,072 | $132K | 5.7% | 4.9% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Forestville, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Forestville: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forestville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forestville | – | A− | A− | 24 min | $98,115 |
| Fruit Hill | under 2% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $107,254 |
| Sherwood | under 2% | A+ | B | 22 min | $125,729 |
| Dry Run | under 2% | A+ | C | 25 min | $200,530 |
| Cherry Grove | under 2% | A | B− | 26 min | $117,994 |
| Coldstream | under 2% | A+ | D | 21 min | $231,538 |
| Turpin Hills | under 2% | A | B | 25 min | $141,346 |
| Salem Heights | under 2% | A | A | 21 min | $93,700 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Forestville’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 Forestville: questions
What is the median household income in Forestville?
$98,115 (±$10,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forestville?
4.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forestville?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forestville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (31%, 10 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 12 mi), Union Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Forestville walkable?
Forestville is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Forestville without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 25% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forestville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forestville
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.