Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Higginsport has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For 2% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio. Employers in Higginsport report 5 jobs, and 76 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Higginsport; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (12%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Higginsport
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Higginsport on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where Higginsport goes to work
Where Higginsport clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Higginsport
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Higginsport, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 5. 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 Higginsport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 39 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Higginsport workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 commuters (the 2% 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 far it is to work from Higginsport
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.
Next door to Higginsport
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Higginsport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higginsport | – | — | — | 39 min | $53,125 |
| Lewis Township | under 3% | D | D− | 37 min | $70,000 |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | D | B− | 35 min | $49,784 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Higginsport’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 Higginsport: questions
What is the median household income in Higginsport?
$53,125 (±$15,383) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Higginsport?
21.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Higginsport?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Higginsport work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (12%, 38 mi), Batavia Township (8%, 22 mi), Blue Ash (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Higginsport without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Higginsport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Higginsport
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.