Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Georgetown’s household incomes are lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
38.4% of residents are in poverty, against 13.3% across Ohio. The two grades for Georgetown are D for jobs and income and B for walkability. 3% of workers work from home, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Georgetown, in a few figures
Georgetown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Georgetown trades workers with the towns around it
Georgetown has about as many jobs (2,097) as working residents (1,748), but they are mostly different people: 1,443 residents leave for work each day while 1,792 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Georgetown are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Few Georgetown workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
The four measures behind Georgetown’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Georgetown is better than 5% of U.S. towns, #981 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Georgetown’s grade up (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Georgetown could be anywhere from D− to C.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Georgetown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Georgetown workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,287 commuters (the 3% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Georgetown
On a workday 1,443 residents head out to work, 305 work right here, and 1,792 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 (1.20 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.
7% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Georgetown clocks in
7% of workers
4% 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.
Most jobs in Georgetown are in services
2,097 jobs are based in Georgetown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Georgetown, 2013 → 2023: 2,073 → 2,097. 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 Georgetown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Georgetown commutes
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Georgetown walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Georgetown is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #281 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Georgetown near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,321 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.9% of Georgetown households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Georgetown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Georgetown next to U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,829 | Nashville AR | 3,945 | $41K | 27.3% | 6.9% | 34% | D |
| 3,830 | Union City IN | 3,450 | $39K | 31.2% | 7.1% | 17% | D |
| 3,831 | Georgetown OH | 4,450 | $42K | 38.4% | 5.4% | 17% | D |
| 3,832 | Brady TX | 4,980 | $46K | 14.0% | 10.0% | 42% | D |
| 3,833 | Weston WV | 3,736 | $52K | 23.0% | 16.2% | 17% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | 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 Georgetown, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Georgetown and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Georgetown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | – | D | B | 36 min | $41,607 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | D | B− | 35 min | $49,784 |
| Lewis Township | under 2% | D | D− | 37 min | $70,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Georgetown’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 Georgetown: questions
What is the median household income in Georgetown?
$41,607 (±$14,996) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Georgetown?
38.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Georgetown?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Georgetown work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (7%, 38 mi), Mount Orab (4%, 11 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Georgetown walkable?
Georgetown is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Georgetown without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Georgetown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Georgetown
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.