Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Mason are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
23% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. The two grades for Mason are A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Mason
Mason is where the jobs are
Mason has 27,870 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Mason has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Mason went from 17,530 in 2013 to 27,870 in 2023, +59%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Mason works from home
23% of Mason workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Mason draws workers from far and wide
The 27,870 jobs in Mason are filled from a wide area. Mason’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The biggest group of Mason’s workers comes from Cincinnati
1,697 of the people who work in Mason live in Cincinnati, 19 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Mason’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mason is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #38 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Mason’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mason could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily flow of workers through Mason
On a workday 13,504 residents head out to work, 2,133 work right here, and 25,737 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48,000 people are in Mason on a workday afternoon, 34% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Inside Mason’s 27,870 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mason, 2013 → 2023: 17,530 → 27,870. 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 Mason’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Mason: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mason workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,058 commuters (the 23% 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.
Who travels to work in Mason, and from where
Where Mason clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
How far Mason goes to work
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.
The commute in Mason is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mason is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #549 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% 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 18,356 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 11% 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 3.7% of Mason households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Mason’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,219 U.S. towns of 25,000 to 48,000, Mason comes 29th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 5 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 10 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
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| 13 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 27 | Muskego WI | 25,602 | $112K | 3.0% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 28 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 29 | Mason OH | 35,834 | $125K | 3.6% | 2.0% | 14% | A+ |
| 30 | Clear Creek Township OH | 38,358 | $132K | 2.4% | 2.1% | 10% | A+ |
| 31 | Lexington MA | 34,648 | $238K | 4.7% | 2.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,219 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Mason, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Mason and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Deerfield Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mason workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | – | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $125,401 |
| Deerfield Township | 5% | A | B | 23 min | $125,191 |
| Union Township | under 3% | A− | D | 33 min | $103,205 |
| Kings Mills | under 3% | B+ | C | 18 min | $139,643 |
| Turtlecreek Township | under 3% | A | C− | 29 min | $108,309 |
| Lebanon | 2% | A− | B− | 23 min | $83,685 |
| Landen | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $109,434 |
| Hamilton Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 26 min | $119,478 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mason’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 Mason: questions
What is the median household income in Mason?
$125,401 (±$9,682) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mason?
3.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mason?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mason work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (11%, 19 mi), West Chester Township (6%, 7 mi), Deerfield Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mason walkable?
Mason is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mason without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mason, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mason
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.