Monfort Heights has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% stay in Monfort Heights for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (34%, 6 miles). 3,457 jobs are based in Monfort Heights, and 6,043 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Monfort Heights is better than 87% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Monfort Heights in brief
Monfort Heights and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Monfort Heights residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Monfort Heights come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Monfort Heights’ working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 25 minutes, longer than the Ohio average of 23. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Monfort Heights
66% of Monfort Heights residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Monfort Heights pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Monfort Heights
The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Monfort Heights could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Out of Monfort Heights to work: where people go
Where Monfort Heights clocks in
34% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Time on the road from Monfort Heights: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monfort Heights workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,342 commuters (the 15% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monfort Heights, 2014 → 2024: 2,960 → 3,457. 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 Monfort Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Monfort Heights by day and by night
On a workday 5,862 residents head out to work, 181 work right here, and 3,276 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,900 people are in Monfort Heights on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Monfort Heights
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 Monfort Heights commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 6,299 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 6.4% of Monfort Heights households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Monfort Heights’ commuters take a bus or train.
490th of 2,354: where Monfort Heights ranks among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 4 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 488 | Vadnais Heights MN | 13,052 | $99K | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5% | A |
| 489 | Mechanicsburg PA | 10,037 | $84K | 5.6% | 2.1% | 5% | A |
| 490 | Monfort Heights OH | 12,441 | $88K | 1.9% | 3.7% | 3% | A |
| 491 | Dobbs Ferry NY | 11,645 | $165K | 6.6% | 5.0% | 10% | A |
| 492 | Mahomet Township IL | 14,687 | $116K | 3.3% | 3.3% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | 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 Monfort Heights, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work next door: 38% of Monfort Heights’ workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monfort Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monfort Heights | – | A | B | 25 min | $88,457 |
| White Oak | 2% | B | B+ | 24 min | $70,341 |
| Cincinnati | 34% | C− | A+ | 22 min | $52,909 |
| Dent | under 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $86,636 |
| Bridgetown | 2% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $80,564 |
| Cheviot | under 2% | C− | A | 24 min | $53,132 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cincinnati. Darker towns draw more of Monfort Heights’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 Monfort Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Monfort Heights?
$88,457 (±$12,623) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monfort Heights?
1.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monfort Heights?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monfort Heights work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (34%, 6 mi), Blue Ash (3%, 13 mi), West Chester Township (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Monfort Heights walkable?
Monfort Heights is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Monfort Heights without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Monfort Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monfort Heights
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.