Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Mount Orab (6.8%) is higher than in 81% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Mount Orab is behind 77% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Mount Orab is better than 10% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (C). About one in ten work in Mount Orab; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (10%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Mount Orab, in brief
Mount Orab trades workers with the towns around it
Mount Orab has about as many jobs (2,239) as working residents (1,890), but they are mostly different people: 1,692 residents leave for work each day while 2,041 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Mount Orab are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Mount Orab workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Mount Orab’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Mount Orab is Cincinnati, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (190) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mount Orab
59% of Mount Orab residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Mount Orab pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 90% 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: Mount Orab’s grade explained
Job access by car holds Mount Orab’s grade up (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (39.3%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mount Orab could be anywhere from D− to C+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Mount Orab
On a workday 1,692 residents head out to work, 198 work right here, and 2,041 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.18 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.
The daily trip from Mount Orab: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Orab workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,786 commuters (the 6% 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 Mount Orab goes to work
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.
What work there is in Mount Orab: 2,239 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Orab, 2013 → 2023: 1,737 → 2,239. 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 Orab’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Mount Orab ends
Where Mount Orab clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Getting around Mount Orab: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,891 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.7% of Mount Orab households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mount Orab’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mount Orab and other U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,668 | Livermore Falls ME | 3,229 | $46K | 29.0% | 4.6% | 11% | D |
| 3,669 | Johnson VT | 3,369 | $55K | 12.2% | 9.5% | 10% | D |
| 3,670 | Mount Orab OH | 4,418 | $58K | 39.3% | 6.8% | 10% | D |
| 3,671 | Mancelona Township MI | 4,559 | $65K | 19.3% | 7.0% | 10% | D |
| 3,672 | Squaw Valley CA | 3,361 | $50K | 16.3% | 5.0% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Mount Orab, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Mount Orab
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Orab workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Orab | – | D | C | 32 min | $58,347 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $66,989 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | D | D | 43 min | $65,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Orab’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 Orab: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Orab?
$58,347 (±$13,258) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Orab?
39.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Orab?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Orab work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (10%, 32 mi), Batavia Township (6%, 13 mi), Union Township (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mount Orab walkable?
Mount Orab is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Orab without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Orab, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Orab
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.