Photo: Kevin Myers at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of North Bend works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in North Bend for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (28%, 12 miles). There are 198 jobs in North Bend for 393 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in North Bend: the figures worth knowing
Fewer jobs are based in North Bend than ten years ago
Jobs counted in North Bend fell from 341 in 2013 to 198 in 2023, −42%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
28% of North Bend works in Cincinnati
109 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Cincinnati, 12 miles away. That’s far more as work in North Bend itself. The commute map ↓
The quickest commute around
North Bend’s 23-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 27 to 31 minutes. Next door ↓
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 393 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What North Bend’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Bend, 2013 → 2023: 341 → 198. 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 North Bend’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places North Bend commutes to
Where North Bend clocks in
28% of workers
3% 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 workday in North Bend: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 392 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 197 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in North Bend on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
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 trip to work from North Bend: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Bend workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 373 commuters (the 9% 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.
North Bend’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The towns around North Bend
The biggest share goes to Cleves (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Bend workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend | – | — | — | 23 min | $100,464 |
| Cleves | 3% | C+ | B− | 31 min | $77,188 |
| Miami Township | under 2% | B | C− | 28 min | $99,375 |
| Miami Heights | under 2% | A+ | C− | 29 min | $118,125 |
| Shawnee | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shawnee: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Bend’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 North Bend: questions
What is the median household income in North Bend?
$100,464 (±$26,424) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Bend?
9.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Bend?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Bend work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (28%, 12 mi), Delhi Township (3%, 6 mi), Blue Ash (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Bend without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Bend, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Bend
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.