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Jobs & commute in Plainville

There are 4.8 jobs in Plainville for every working resident, and 213 people commute in

Hardly any stay in Plainville for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (32%, 8 miles). Plainville has 213 jobs, against 44 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Plainville, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 44 residents head out to work and none work right here.

44live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
213work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday270
100live here− 44head out to work+ 210come in to work= 270on a workday

About 270 people are in Plainville on a workday afternoon, 169% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
4.84jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

4.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.

The commute map

Who travels to work in Plainville, and from where

ElsmereNewportFort ThomasCovington: 3 workers live here (1%)Fairfax: 3 workers live here (1%)Deer Park: 3 workers live here (1%)Mariemont: 8 workers live here (4%)ReadingNorwood: 6 workers live here (3%)MadeiraBlue AshThe Village of Indian Hill: 5 workers live here (2%)Cincinnati: 24 workers live here (11%)Columbia TownshipMiami Township: 8 workers live here (4%)Union Township: 6 workers live here (3%)PlainvilleKenwoodForestville: 5 workers live here (2%)CincinnatiMariemontMiami TownshipNorwoodUnion TownshipThe Village of Indian HillPlainville
1
Cincinnati7.9 mi away
11%24
2
Mariemont1.1 mi away
4%8
3
Miami Township7.2 mi away
4%8
4
Norwood5.2 mi away
3%6
5
Union Township5.6 mi away
3%6
7
Forestville5.2 mi away
2%5
8
Covington, KY11.4 mi away
1%3
9
Fairfax2 mi away
1%3
10
Deer Park4.6 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
67%142
The top trips

Where Plainville clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Plainville: what the 213 are

Jobs based in PlainvilleJobs Plainville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms4%14%
Trade, transport & utilities73%25%
Services: health, schools, offices23%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%7%
Over $3,333 a month33%84%

Who does it

29 or younger41%14%
30 to 5438%55%
55 and older21%32%
+95%

Jobs based in Plainville, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 213. 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 Plainville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Plainville

Working from home
0%

of Plainville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Plainville gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 25 commuters (the 0% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Plainville

10 mi25 mi30 miCincinnati: 32% · 7.9 miBlue Ash: 11% · 7.2 miMadeira: 7% · 2.9 miKenwood: 7% · 4.5 miElsmere: 2% · 16.6 miNewport: 2% · 7.9 miFort Thomas: 2% · 6.7 miCovington: 2% · 11.4 miReading: 2% · 6.8 miNorwood: 2% · 5.2 miCincinnati 32%Blue Ash 11%Madeira 7%Kenwood 7%Elsmere 2%Plainville
PlainvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
77%Under 10 mi34 residents
11%10–24 mi5 residents
2%25–50 mi1 residents
9%Over 50 mi4 residents

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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Plainville

Jobs & commute next door

TownPlainville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Plainville–———$65,875
Mariemontunder 3%A+B22 min$152,273
The Village of Indian Hillunder 3%A+C+20 min$234,821

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Plainville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Plainville: questions

What is the median household income in Plainville?

$65,875 (±$46,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Plainville?

36.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Plainville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (32%, 8 mi), Blue Ash (11%, 7 mi), Madeira (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Plainville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Plainville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Plainville

Plainville home →

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.