Miami Township has higher household incomes than 87% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Miami Township A; getting around on foot earns it C+. 4.0% of residents are in poverty; Ohio has 13.3%. About one in ten work in Miami Township; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (18%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Miami Township
Miami Township draws workers from far and wide
The 14,918 jobs in Miami Township are filled from a wide area. Miami Township’s own residents hold 12% and the ten next-biggest home towns 21%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Miami Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
Where Miami Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Miami Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Miami Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Where the trip to work from Miami Township ends
Where Miami Township clocks in
18% 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.
Commuting from Miami Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miami Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,435 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.
The daily flow of workers through Miami Township
On a workday 18,776 residents head out to work, 1,842 work right here, and 13,076 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40,000 people are in Miami Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
What work there is in Miami Township: 14,918 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miami Township, 2013 → 2023: 13,418 → 14,918. 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 Miami Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Miami Township 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.
Driving is how Miami Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Miami Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #607 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% 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 22,741 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% 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 41% 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). 2.6% of Miami Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Miami Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 969 U.S. towns of 32,000 to 62,000, Miami Township comes 208th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 206 | Bettendorf IA | 40,710 | $100K | 6.7% | 2.4% | 17% | A |
| 207 | South Brunswick Township NJ | 47,454 | $151K | 4.5% | 5.3% | 10% | A |
| 208 | Miami Township OH | 45,748 | $116K | 4.0% | 4.3% | 9% | A |
| 209 | Campbell CA | 42,490 | $145K | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6% | A |
| 210 | Mount Prospect IL | 55,395 | $102K | 6.6% | 3.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 969 | 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 Miami Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Miami Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Union Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miami Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Township | – | A | C+ | 28 min | $116,375 |
| Milford | 2% | B | A | 20 min | $78,057 |
| Goshen Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $77,759 |
| Union Township | 3% | B+ | C | 24 min | $80,112 |
| Loveland | under 3% | A− | B− | 26 min | $94,323 |
| Symmes Township | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 23 min | $157,136 |
| The Village of Indian Hill | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 20 min | $234,821 |
| Stonelick Township | under 3% | B | D | 28 min | $71,300 |
| Camp Dennison | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Camp Dennison: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miami Township’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 Miami Township: questions
What is the median household income in Miami Township?
$116,375 (±$6,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miami Township?
4.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miami Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miami Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (18%, 15 mi), Blue Ash (5%, 8 mi), Mason (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Miami Township walkable?
Miami Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Miami Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miami Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miami Township
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.