Households in Four Bridges have higher incomes than those in 89% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Four Bridges is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−). 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. 26% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Four Bridges at work: what stands out
Jobs in Four Bridges have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Four Bridges went from 462 in 2013 to 1,054 in 2023, +128%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Four Bridges works from home
26% of Four Bridges 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Four Bridges
Household income is its strongest input ($121,764, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Four Bridges could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The 1,054 jobs based in Four Bridges
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Four Bridges, 2013 → 2023: 462 → 1,054. 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 Four Bridges’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Four Bridges, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Four Bridges workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,037 commuters (the 26% 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.
How a workday changes Four Bridges
On a workday 1,353 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 1,036 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 (0.77 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.
9% of working residents work in West Chester Township
Where Four Bridges clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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 many miles Four Bridges commutes
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 Four Bridges gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,400 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). 4.4% of Four Bridges households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Four Bridges’ commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Four Bridges is 683rd among 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 681 | Zellwood FL | 3,228 | $70K | 3.7% | 0.9% | 2% | A− |
| 682 | Buckingham FL | 4,311 | $113K | 8.7% | 1.9% | 3% | A− |
| 683 | Four Bridges OH | 3,417 | $122K | 7.1% | 4.2% | 1% | A− |
| 684 | Clearwater KS | 2,792 | $84K | 5.5% | 1.8% | 10% | A− |
| 685 | Richfield OH | 3,720 | $83K | 4.4% | 3.8% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Four Bridges, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
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 Four Bridges: questions
What is the median household income in Four Bridges?
$121,764 (±$30,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Four Bridges?
7.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Four Bridges?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Four Bridges work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Chester Township (9%, 4 mi), Cincinnati (9%, 18 mi), Mason (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Four Bridges walkable?
Four Bridges is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Four Bridges without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Four Bridges, from the people who make the trip.
More of Four Bridges
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.