Photo: aeroplanepics0112 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Highland Heights earn more than those in 89% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 3.4% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). For jobs and income Highland Heights is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (B+). Only 5% work in Highland Heights; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (28%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Highland Heights stands out on work
Highland Heights draws workers from far and wide
The 6,220 jobs in Highland Heights are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 31%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Highland Heights and Cleveland trade workers both ways
Cleveland is the top workplace for Highland Heights residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Highland Heights come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Highland Heights gains people on a workday
About 10,000 people are in Highland Heights on a workday afternoon, 23% more than the 8,600 who live here: 6,000 come in to work and 4,100 head out. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Highland Heights’ Jobs & income grade
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Highland Heights’ grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Highland Heights could be anywhere from A to A+.
Where Highland Heights goes to work
Where Highland Heights clocks in
28% of workers
5% 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.
Highland Heights on a workday afternoon
On a workday 4,056 residents head out to work, 235 work right here, and 5,985 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Highland Heights on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.45 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 30% of the jobs in Highland Heights
6,220 jobs are based in Highland Heights.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Highland Heights, 2014 → 2024: 7,407 → 6,220. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Highland Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Highland Heights workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,488 commuters (the 18% 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 Highland Heights’ workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Highland Heights is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 4,254 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 54% 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 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 1.0% of Highland Heights households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Highland Heights’ commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Highland Heights is 158th of 2,944 U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4% | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 156 | Landen OH | 7,499 | $109K | 4.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 157 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 158 | Highland Heights OH | 8,559 | $123K | 3.4% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 159 | Tabernacle Township NJ | 7,014 | $121K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 160 | Collier Township PA | 9,103 | $102K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,944 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Highland Heights, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Highland Heights
The biggest share goes to Mayfield (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Highland Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Heights | – | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $122,863 |
| Mayfield | 3% | A− | B− | 22 min | $125,962 |
| Richmond Heights | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 27 min | $60,833 |
| Lyndhurst | 2% | A | B | 22 min | $91,238 |
| Willoughby Hills | under 3% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $67,214 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Highland Heights’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 2024, 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 Highland Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Highland Heights?
$122,863 (±$17,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Highland Heights?
3.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Highland Heights?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Highland Heights work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (28%, 12 mi), Mayfield Heights (5%, 2 mi), Beachwood (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Highland Heights walkable?
Highland Heights is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Highland Heights without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Highland Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Highland Heights
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.