Grandview has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns. 81 jobs are based in Grandview, against 620 working residents. For jobs and income Grandview is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Grandview apart
Grandview is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Grandview, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Grandview has about 840 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Grandview and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Grandview residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Grandview come from (17% of its jobs). 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; with 620 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Grandview’s grade
Household income is its strongest input ($104,750, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (10.3%) is left out: Grandview’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Grandview could be anywhere from C− to A+.
Grandview quiets down on a workday
On a workday 620 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Grandview on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
31% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Grandview clocks in
31% 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.
Goods, not services: 31% of the jobs in Grandview
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grandview, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 81. 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 Grandview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Grandview, 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 Grandview workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 622 commuters (the 9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Grandview
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.
For most of Grandview, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Grandview is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Grandview 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 682 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). 0.0% of Grandview households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Grandview’s commuters take a bus or train.
Grandview is 449th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 447 | Prairie du Sac WI | 1,044 | $111K | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A− |
| 448 | Herald CA | 1,521 | $93K | 3.8% | 8.6% | 3% | A− |
| 449 | Grandview OH | 1,382 | $105K | 7.5% | 10.3% | 0% | A− |
| 450 | Maple Park IL | 1,523 | $107K | 7.0% | 4.0% | <1% | A− |
| 451 | Locke Township MI | 1,809 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.6% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Grandview, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Grandview
The biggest share goes to Cleves (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grandview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview | – | A− | D− | 26 min | $104,750 |
| Whitewater Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 27 min | $61,538 |
| Miami Heights | under 2% | A+ | C− | 29 min | $118,125 |
| Hooven | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Cleves | 2% | C+ | B− | 31 min | $77,188 |
| Dent | 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $86,636 |
| Taylor Creek | under 2% | A | D | 23 min | $99,323 |
| Green Township | under 2% | A | B− | 25 min | $88,314 |
| Colerain Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $73,103 |
| Miamitown | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $65,395 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hooven: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grandview’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 Grandview: questions
What is the median household income in Grandview?
$104,750 (±$70,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grandview?
7.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grandview?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grandview work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (31%, 12 mi), Bridgetown (3%, 5 mi), West Chester Township (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Grandview walkable?
Grandview is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grandview without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grandview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grandview
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.