A job hub: Hooven has 3.2 jobs per working resident, and 623 people come in to work
Only 2% work in Hooven itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (14%, 14 miles). Hooven has 626 jobs, against 197 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Hooven on a workday
On a workday 194 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.
About 830 people are in Hooven on a workday afternoon, 106% more 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.
Commuting in to Hooven: where workers come from
Where Hooven clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
Hooven makes things: 51% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hooven, 2013 → 2023: 514 → 626. 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 Hooven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hooven spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hooven workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Hooven
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 Hooven
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hooven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooven | – | — | — | 18 min | $41,250 |
| Grandview | under 3% | A− | D− | 26 min | $104,750 |
| Miami Township | under 3% | B | C− | 28 min | $99,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hooven’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 Hooven: questions
What is the median household income in Hooven?
$41,250 (±$16,468) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hooven?
18.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hooven?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hooven work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (14%, 14 mi), Harrison (9%, 5 mi), West Chester Township (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hooven without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hooven, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hooven
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.