Northgate has lower unemployment (3.2%) than 66% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 15.3 in Cincinnati. Jobs and income earn Northgate B+; getting around on foot earns it A−. Only 2% stay in Northgate for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (23%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Northgate: the figures worth knowing
Northgate trades workers with the towns around it
Northgate has about as many jobs (3,349) as working residents (3,360), but they are mostly different people: 3,294 residents leave for work each day while 3,283 people come in. Only 2% of the jobs in Northgate are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Northgate and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Northgate residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Northgate come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Northgate
60% of Northgate residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Northgate pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Northgate averages 27 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (22 to 23 minutes). Next door ↓
Many jobs in Northgate pay little
28% of the jobs based in Northgate pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 39% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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 Northgate’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Northgate is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #388 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Northgate’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($73,672, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Northgate could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Who leaves Northgate for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,294 residents head out to work, 66 work right here, and 3,283 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 (1.00 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.
Where Northgate goes to work
Where Northgate clocks in
23% 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.
Inside Northgate’s 3,349 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northgate, 2013 → 2023: 4,044 → 3,349. 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 Northgate’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Northgate, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northgate workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,772 commuters (the 14% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Northgate
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Northgate
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Northgate is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #65 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Northgate 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 3,220 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 39% 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 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 17.1% of Northgate households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Northgate’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Northgate ranks: 1,212th of 3,253 U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,210 | Kingston Township PA | 7,231 | $77K | 3.5% | 4.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,211 | Reidland KY | 5,277 | $99K | 7.9% | 3.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,212 | Northgate OH | 6,723 | $74K | 9.7% | 3.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,213 | Solvang CA | 5,944 | $109K | 11.3% | 1.8% | 21% | B+ |
| 1,214 | Geneseo IL | 6,505 | $70K | 2.6% | 3.5% | 33% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,253 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Northgate, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns around Northgate
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northgate workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northgate | – | B+ | A− | 27 min | $73,672 |
| Mount Healthy Heights | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 22 min | $53,346 |
| Groesbeck | under 2% | B | B+ | 22 min | $61,984 |
| Northbrook | under 2% | B | B | 23 min | $67,426 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northgate’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 Northgate: questions
What is the median household income in Northgate?
$73,672 (±$15,349) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northgate?
9.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northgate?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northgate work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (23%, 9 mi), West Chester Township (5%, 11 mi), Fairfield (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Northgate walkable?
Northgate is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Northgate without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Northgate, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northgate
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.