Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Owensville
Home is the office for 5% of workers (Ohio 13%). Only 2% stay in Owensville for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (16%, 20 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Owensville stands out on work
Fewer jobs are based in Owensville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Owensville fell from 606 in 2014 to 333 in 2024, −45%. 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 ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Owensville
60% of Owensville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Owensville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Owensville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 426 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs in Owensville: what the 333 are
333 jobs are based in Owensville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Owensville, 2014 → 2024: 606 → 333. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Owensville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Owensville: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Owensville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 commuters (the 5% 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.
Who leaves Owensville for work, and who comes in
On a workday 419 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 326 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Owensville on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Owensville: the destinations
Where Owensville clocks in
16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Owensville
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Owensville and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Owensville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owensville | – | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Stonelick Township | under 3% | B | D | 28 min | $71,300 |
| Batavia Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 28 min | $77,683 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Owensville’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 2024, 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 Owensville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Owensville?
41.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Owensville?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Owensville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (16%, 20 mi), Union Township (5%, 7 mi), Miami Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Owensville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 28% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Owensville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Owensville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.