More people are out of work in Mulberry (5.4%) than in 67% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26. Mulberry grades B for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 2% work in Mulberry itself; outside it, Cincinnati draws the most (18%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Mulberry stands out on work
The better-paid jobs are outside Mulberry
64% of Mulberry residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Mulberry pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
36% of the jobs based in Mulberry are held by workers 29 or younger, against 23% of Mulberry’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.
The figures behind Mulberry’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mulberry is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #454 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Mulberry’s grade up (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mulberry could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The 1,704 jobs based in Mulberry
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mulberry, 2013 → 2023: 1,530 → 1,704. 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 Mulberry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Mulberry for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,371 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 1,679 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 (1.22 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 Mulberry’s residents
Where Mulberry clocks in
18% of workers
7% 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.
Mulberry’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mulberry workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,390 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.
How far Mulberry 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.
For most of Mulberry, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mulberry is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #465 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% 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 1,626 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). 11.8% of Mulberry households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mulberry’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mulberry next to U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200: 1,555th of 4,264 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,553 | Twin Lakes CA | 5,073 | $90K | 10.6% | 3.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,554 | Elverta CA | 4,769 | $91K | 8.0% | 6.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,555 | Mulberry OH | 3,821 | $76K | 6.6% | 5.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,556 | North East MD | 4,237 | $92K | 7.5% | 5.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,557 | Erie Township MI | 4,348 | $71K | 15.6% | 1.4% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 Mulberry, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Mulberry
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mulberry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry | – | B | B− | 22 min | $75,969 |
| Mount Repose | under 2% | A | A− | 23 min | $102,031 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mulberry’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 Mulberry: questions
What is the median household income in Mulberry?
$75,969 (±$13,521) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mulberry?
6.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mulberry?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mulberry work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (18%, 14 mi), Blue Ash (7%, 8 mi), Miami Township (7%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mulberry walkable?
Mulberry is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mulberry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mulberry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mulberry
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.