Universalist Church Historic District · Photo: Ed! (Photography) · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Montgomery earn more than those in 95% of U.S. towns
22% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 3.3% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. The two grades for Montgomery are A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Montgomery at work: what stands out
Montgomery is where the jobs are
Montgomery has 10,149 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 16,000 people are in town, 50% more than the 11,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Montgomery draws workers from far and wide
The 10,149 jobs in Montgomery are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 29%; the other 69% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Montgomery and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Montgomery residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Montgomery come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Montgomery is services
90% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
A lot of Montgomery works from home
22% of Montgomery workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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.
Why Montgomery gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Montgomery is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #36 of 992 in Ohio. Household income is its strongest input ($150,995, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Montgomery could be anywhere from A to A+.
How many people are in Montgomery by day
On a workday 4,456 residents head out to work, 244 work right here, and 9,905 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Montgomery on a workday afternoon, 50% more than live here.
2.2 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.
The daily trip into Montgomery
Where Montgomery clocks in
26% of workers
9% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Montgomery
10,149 jobs are based in Montgomery.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Montgomery, 2013 → 2023: 9,310 → 10,149. 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 Montgomery’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Montgomery: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Montgomery workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,749 commuters (the 22% 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.
Miles to work from Montgomery
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.
Most trips from Montgomery start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Montgomery is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #345 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 4,790 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 57% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% 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). 1.8% of Montgomery households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Montgomery’s commuters take a bus or train.
84th of 2,507: where Montgomery ranks among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Plymouth MI | 9,164 | $112K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
| 83 | Upper Makefield Township PA | 8,848 | $213K | 2.1% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| 84 | Montgomery OH | 10,922 | $151K | 3.3% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 85 | Richfield WI | 11,785 | $144K | 4.8% | 1.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 86 | Bloom Township OH | 11,490 | $114K | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Montgomery, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Montgomery’s workers
The biggest share goes to Blue Ash (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Montgomery workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | – | A+ | B | 21 min | $150,995 |
| Symmes Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 23 min | $157,136 |
| Sycamore Township | under 2% | B | B | 21 min | $83,222 |
| Blue Ash | 9% | A+ | B | 20 min | $115,313 |
| The Village of Indian Hill | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 20 min | $234,821 |
| Sixteen Mile Stand | under 2% | A+ | A | 21 min | $126,118 |
| Kenwood | 2% | B+ | B | 23 min | $110,212 |
| Brecon | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Concorde Hills | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brecon and Concorde Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Montgomery’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 Montgomery: questions
What is the median household income in Montgomery?
$150,995 (±$16,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Montgomery?
3.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Montgomery?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Montgomery work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (26%, 11 mi), Blue Ash (9%, 2 mi), Mason (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Montgomery walkable?
Montgomery is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Montgomery without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Montgomery, from the people who make the trip.
More of Montgomery
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.