Pleasant Hill · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMilford has higher unemployment (5.2%) than 64% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Milford B; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 15.3 in Cincinnati. Only 6% stay in Milford for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (17%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Milford, in a few figures
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Milford are held by workers 29 or younger, against 24% of Milford’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Milford
60% of Milford residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Milford pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Milford’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Milford is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #514 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Milford’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, Milford could be anywhere from C to A.
Inside Milford’s 4,181 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milford, 2013 → 2023: 4,419 → 4,181. 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 Milford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Milford for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,786 residents head out to work, 183 work right here, and 3,998 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,600 people are in Milford on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Milford: the destinations
Where Milford clocks in
17% 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.
About 20 minutes each way for Milford’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milford workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,800 commuters (the 11% 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 Milford
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 Milford, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Milford is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #19 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Milford 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 3,157 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 76% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 23% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 6.9% of Milford households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Milford’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,306 U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,700, Milford comes 1,586th on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,584 | Mount Pleasant Township PA | 4,797 | $91K | 9.9% | 4.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,585 | King George VA | 4,851 | $99K | 8.8% | 3.1% | 11% | B |
| 1,586 | Milford OH | 6,436 | $78K | 9.9% | 5.2% | 6% | B |
| 1,587 | Lexington VA | 7,769 | $85K | 14.0% | 0.6% | 44% | B |
| 1,588 | Withamsville OH | 7,429 | $72K | 13.7% | 3.1% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,306 | 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 Milford, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Milford
The biggest share goes to Miami Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford | – | B | A | 20 min | $78,057 |
| Miami Township | 5% | A | C+ | 28 min | $116,375 |
| Union Township | 3% | B+ | C | 24 min | $80,112 |
| The Village of Indian Hill | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 20 min | $234,821 |
| Terrace Park | under 3% | A | A | 25 min | $197,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milford’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 Milford: questions
What is the median household income in Milford?
$78,057 (±$12,142) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milford?
9.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milford?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milford work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (17%, 12 mi), Miami Township (5%, 3 mi), Blue Ash (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Milford walkable?
Milford is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Milford without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 23% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milford
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.