Households in New Miami earn less than those in 94% of U.S. towns
At home: 4% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%). Below the poverty line: 26.0% of residents, against 13.3% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn New Miami C−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in New Miami: the gist
New Miami is a place people come home to
There are 33 jobs based in New Miami, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Miami has about 1,400 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
New Miami and Hamilton trade workers both ways
Hamilton is the top workplace for New Miami residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in New Miami come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few New Miami workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 899 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
New Miami’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, New Miami is better than 21% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds New Miami’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($43,281, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (18.1%) is left out: New Miami’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, New Miami could be anywhere from C− to C.
New Miami by day and by night
On a workday 897 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in New Miami on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.04 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
15% of working residents work in Hamilton
Where New Miami clocks in
15% 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in New Miami
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Miami workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 711 commuters (the 4% 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.
New Miami makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
33 jobs are based in New Miami.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Miami, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 33. 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 New Miami’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from New Miami
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 New Miami, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Miami is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place New Miami 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 741 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). 1.6% of New Miami households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New Miami’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, New Miami is 3,921st among 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,919 | Morgan Township OH | 2,262 | $47K | 17.9% | 2.5% | 23% | C− |
| 3,920 | Neave Township OH | 2,199 | $52K | 16.5% | 4.6% | 2% | C− |
| 3,921 | New Miami OH | 2,287 | $43K | 26.0% | 18.1% | <1% | C− |
| 3,922 | Batavia OH | 2,041 | $61K | 18.9% | 12.3% | 5% | C− |
| 3,923 | Dayton Township MI | 1,901 | $70K | 12.0% | 8.7% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 New Miami, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
21% of New Miami works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Hamilton (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Miami workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Miami | – | C− | D | 25 min | $43,281 |
| St. Clair Township | 3% | C | C− | 27 min | $62,378 |
| Hamilton | 15% | C | A− | 25 min | $55,166 |
| Fairfield Township | 3% | A− | C | 24 min | $108,353 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Miami’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 New Miami: questions
What is the median household income in New Miami?
$43,281 (±$9,674) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Miami?
26.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Miami?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Miami work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton (15%, 3 mi), Fairfield (8%, 7 mi), West Chester Township (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Miami walkable?
New Miami is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Miami without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Miami, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Miami
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.