Groesbeck has lower household incomes than 71% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Groesbeck are B for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Poverty touches 9.8% of residents; Ohio has 13.3%. Only 2% work in Groesbeck; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (26%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Groesbeck stands out on work
Stores, warehouses and trucking
51% of the jobs in Groesbeck are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Groesbeck and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Groesbeck residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Groesbeck come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Groesbeck
57% of Groesbeck residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 38% of the jobs based in Groesbeck pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Groesbeck are held by workers 29 or younger, against 25% of Groesbeck’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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 Groesbeck’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Groesbeck is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #525 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Groesbeck’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($61,984, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Groesbeck could be anywhere from C− to A.
What the 2,221 jobs in Groesbeck are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Groesbeck, 2013 → 2023: 2,506 → 2,221. 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 Groesbeck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Groesbeck: the destinations
Where Groesbeck clocks in
26% 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.
Groesbeck quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,394 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 2,152 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Groesbeck on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 22 minutes each way for Groesbeck’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Groesbeck workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,779 commuters (the 8% 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 Groesbeck
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.
Getting around Groesbeck: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Groesbeck is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #209 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% 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 4,106 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 75% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 26% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.2 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). 3.7% of Groesbeck households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Groesbeck’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,530th of 3,026: where Groesbeck ranks among U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 27 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,528 | Sugar Loaf Township IL | 6,601 | $73K | 6.2% | 8.1% | 8% | B |
| 1,529 | Cambridge Township MI | 5,763 | $77K | 4.8% | 3.9% | 8% | B |
| 1,530 | Groesbeck OH | 7,824 | $62K | 9.8% | 3.9% | 2% | B |
| 1,531 | Carlisle OH | 5,885 | $71K | 10.1% | 4.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,532 | Chouteau Township IL | 7,428 | $60K | 14.0% | 2.8% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,026 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Groesbeck, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Groesbeck and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Groesbeck workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groesbeck | – | B | B+ | 22 min | $61,984 |
| White Oak | 2% | B | B+ | 24 min | $70,341 |
| Skyline Acres | under 2% | C | C+ | 26 min | $46,250 |
| Northbrook | under 2% | B | B | 23 min | $67,426 |
| Northgate | 2% | B+ | A− | 27 min | $73,672 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to White Oak. Darker towns draw more of Groesbeck’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 Groesbeck: questions
What is the median household income in Groesbeck?
$61,984 (±$19,175) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Groesbeck?
9.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Groesbeck?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Groesbeck work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (26%, 8 mi), West Chester Township (4%, 12 mi), Blue Ash (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Groesbeck walkable?
Groesbeck is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Groesbeck without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 26% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Groesbeck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Groesbeck
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.