Landen has lower unemployment (1.3%) than 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Landen A+; getting around on foot earns it B+. Measured by household income, Landen is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. At home: 22% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Landen apart
The better-paid jobs are outside Landen
68% of Landen residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Landen pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Landen has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Landen went from 985 in 2013 to 1,465 in 2023, +49%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Landen works from home
22% of Landen workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Landen
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Landen is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #52 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Landen’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Landen could be anywhere from A to A+.
The 1,465 jobs based in Landen
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Landen, 2013 → 2023: 985 → 1,465. 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 Landen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Landen: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Landen workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,026 commuters (the 22% 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.
Landen on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,341 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 1,422 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Landen on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.43 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.
11% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Landen clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Landen
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 Landen: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Landen is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #176 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% 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 3,874 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 78% 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 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% 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). 0.7% of Landen households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Landen’s commuters take a bus or train.
155th of 3,125: where Landen ranks among U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,100
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 153 | Stonegate CO | 8,906 | $159K | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 154 | Darnestown MD | 7,051 | $232K | 1.2% | 4.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 155 | Landen OH | 7,499 | $109K | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 156 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 157 | Highland Heights OH | 8,559 | $123K | 3.4% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,125 | 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 Landen, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Landen and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Landen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landen | – | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $109,434 |
| Loveland Park | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $118,636 |
| Mason | 10% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $125,401 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mason. Darker towns draw more of Landen’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 Landen: questions
What is the median household income in Landen?
$109,434 (±$14,241) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Landen?
4.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Landen?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Landen work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (11%, 17 mi), Mason (10%, 3 mi), Deerfield Township (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Landen walkable?
Landen is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Landen without a car?
<1% 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 Landen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Landen
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.