Households in Mount Repose have higher incomes than those in 78% of U.S. towns
Only 2% stay in Mount Repose for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (17%, 16 miles). Below the poverty line: 2.8% of residents (Ohio 13.3%). The two grades for Mount Repose are A for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Mount Repose: the gist
The better-paid jobs are outside Mount Repose
65% of Mount Repose residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Mount Repose pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Mount Repose are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Mount Repose’s own working residents. 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.
Mount Repose’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mount Repose is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #181 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate holds Mount Repose’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mount Repose could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Inside Mount Repose’s 1,781 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Repose, 2013 → 2023: 1,381 → 1,781. 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 Repose’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Mount Repose, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,255 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 1,734 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Mount Repose on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 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 towns that employ Mount Repose’s residents
Where Mount Repose 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.
Commuting from Mount Repose: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Repose workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,776 commuters (the 19% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mount Repose
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 Mount Repose, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mount Repose is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #119 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Mount Repose 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 2,189 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.7% of Mount Repose households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mount Repose’s commuters take a bus or train.
553rd of 4,153: where Mount Repose ranks among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100
| # | 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+ |
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| 50 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 551 | Conway Township MI | 3,594 | $101K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| 552 | Birmingham Township PA | 4,118 | $215K | 1.7% | 6.7% | 4% | A |
| 553 | Mount Repose OH | 3,798 | $102K | 2.8% | 4.4% | 2% | A |
| 554 | Saddle River NJ | 3,430 | $212K | 4.3% | 7.3% | 3% | A |
| 555 | Madison OH | 3,427 | $95K | 4.1% | 2.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | 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 Repose, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Mount Repose compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Repose workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Repose | – | A | A− | 23 min | $102,031 |
| Mulberry | under 3% | B | B− | 22 min | $75,969 |
| Day Heights | under 3% | B+ | B− | 25 min | $94,138 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Repose’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 Repose: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Repose?
$102,031 (±$11,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Repose?
2.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Repose?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Repose work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (17%, 16 mi), Miami Township (6%, 1 mi), Blue Ash (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mount Repose walkable?
Mount Repose is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Repose without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Repose, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Repose
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.