Household incomes in Hunter are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Hunter are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. 3.0% of residents are in poverty; Ohio has 13.3%. Home is the office for 19% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hunter at work: what stands out
Why Hunter gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hunter is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #125 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Hunter could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
In and out of Hunter on a workday
On a workday 1,499 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 189 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Hunter on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.13 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.
12% of working residents work in Middletown
Where Hunter clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Hunter: what the 192 are
192 jobs are based in Hunter.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hunter, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 192. 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 Hunter’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Hunter: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hunter workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,453 commuters (the 19% 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 Hunter
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.
In Hunter, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hunter is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #934 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Hunter 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 1,797 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). 1.8% of Hunter households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hunter’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hunter is 394th of 4,355 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 392 | Paddock Lake WI | 2,974 | $88K | 2.9% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| 393 | Jackson Township IL | 3,890 | $104K | 4.7% | 2.6% | 4% | A |
| 394 | Hunter OH | 3,551 | $127K | 3.0% | 4.2% | <1% | A |
| 395 | Clayton DE | 4,527 | $107K | 5.3% | 1.3% | 2% | A |
| 396 | Mantua Township OH | 4,617 | $78K | 3.4% | 0.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Hunter, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 12% of Hunter’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hunter workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter | – | A | D | 24 min | $127,411 |
| Middletown | 12% | C | A− | 24 min | $57,102 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Middletown. Darker towns draw more of Hunter’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 Hunter: questions
What is the median household income in Hunter?
$127,411 (±$19,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hunter?
3.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hunter?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hunter work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Middletown (12%, 4 mi), Cincinnati (7%, 27 mi), West Chester Township (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hunter walkable?
Hunter is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hunter without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hunter, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hunter
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.