There are 8.8 jobs in Mount Hope for every working resident, and 431 people commute in
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. There are 432 jobs in Mount Hope for 49 working residents. Working residents average 18 minutes each way, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Mount Hope
On a workday 48 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 510 people are in Mount Hope on a workday afternoon, 292% more than live here.
8.8 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 Mount Hope
Where Mount Hope clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Mount Hope
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Hope, 2013 → 2023: 259 → 432. 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 Mount Hope’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes to work from Mount Hope
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Hope workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 0% 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.
Mount Hope’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Next door is work for 14% of Mount Hope
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Hope workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hope | – | — | — | 18 min | $51,719 |
| Paint Township | 14% | A− | B | 19 min | $97,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Paint Township. Darker towns draw more of Mount Hope’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 Mount Hope: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Hope?
$51,719 (±$15,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Hope?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Hope?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Hope work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paint Township (14%, 3 mi), Salt Creek Township (12%, 3 mi), Berlin (12%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mount Hope without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 56% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Hope, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Hope
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.