Photo: Pjsham · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Miamisburg (6.1%) than in 75% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Miamisburg itself; outside it, Dayton draws the most (12%, 11 miles). Miamisburg grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Miamisburg, in a few figures
Miamisburg 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 ↓
Miamisburg draws workers from far and wide
The 12,468 jobs in Miamisburg are filled from a wide area. Miamisburg’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 36%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Miamisburg’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Miamisburg is better than 53% of U.S. towns, #585 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Miamisburg’s grade up (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Miamisburg could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Getting to work from Miamisburg takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miamisburg workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,454 commuters (the 12% 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 places Miamisburg commutes to
Where Miamisburg clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
A workday in Miamisburg: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,794 residents head out to work, 1,005 work right here, and 11,463 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Miamisburg on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
66% of the jobs in Miamisburg pay over $3,333 a month
12,468 jobs are based in Miamisburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miamisburg, 2014 → 2024: 10,217 → 12,468. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Miamisburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Miamisburg
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Miamisburg commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Miamisburg is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #243 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% 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 9,606 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 52% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 28% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 5.4% of Miamisburg households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Miamisburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,211th of 1,931: where Miamisburg ranks among U.S. towns of 14,000 to 28,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,209 | Monee Township IL | 15,375 | $85K | 12.3% | 6.6% | 7% | B− |
| 1,210 | Hammonton NJ | 15,060 | $78K | 9.6% | 6.1% | 25% | B− |
| 1,211 | Miamisburg OH | 20,414 | $83K | 11.8% | 6.1% | 11% | B− |
| 1,212 | Union Township IN | 14,231 | $76K | 8.7% | 5.2% | 20% | B− |
| 1,213 | Jasper IN | 17,279 | $69K | 14.4% | 1.4% | 48% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Miamisburg, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Miamisburg
The biggest share goes to Miami Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miamisburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miamisburg | – | B− | B+ | 28 min | $82,900 |
| Miami Township | 6% | B | B | 24 min | $79,536 |
| West Carrollton | 3% | B− | B | 23 min | $61,619 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miamisburg’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 2024, 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 Miamisburg: questions
What is the median household income in Miamisburg?
$82,900 (±$6,833) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miamisburg?
11.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miamisburg?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miamisburg work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dayton (12%, 11 mi), Miami Township (6%, 0 mi), Kettering (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Miamisburg walkable?
Miamisburg is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Miamisburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 28% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Miamisburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miamisburg
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.