Households in Reno have lower incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Reno itself; outside it, Marietta draws the most (28%, 4 miles). 12.6% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.3% for Ohio as a whole. For jobs and income Reno is better than 15% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Reno: the gist
28% of Reno works in Marietta
133 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Marietta, 4.5 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Reno itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Reno than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Reno fell from 326 in 2013 to 204 in 2023, −37%. 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 ↓
Commutes from Reno are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. 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 476 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Reno’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Reno’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($43,786, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (14.0%) is left out: Reno’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, Reno could be anywhere from D to C+.
The towns that employ Reno’s residents
Where Reno clocks in
28% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Reno makes things: 52% of its jobs are in goods
204 jobs are based in Reno.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reno, 2013 → 2023: 326 → 204. 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 Reno’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Reno’s commute takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reno workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 413 commuters (the 7% 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 Reno for work, and who comes in
On a workday 473 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Reno on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.43 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.
Miles to work from Reno
About 29% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Reno is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 442 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 15.0% of Reno households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Reno’s commuters take a bus or train.
Reno next to U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400: 2,295th of 3,133 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,293 | Clayton WI | 1,024 | $71K | 15.4% | 0.7% | 9% | C− |
| 2,294 | Muscoda WI | 1,304 | $56K | 12.5% | 4.6% | 10% | C− |
| 2,295 | Reno OH | 1,040 | $44K | 12.6% | 14.0% | 1% | C− |
| 2,296 | Clark SD | 1,183 | $59K | 10.7% | 7.1% | 20% | C− |
| 2,297 | Indian Point Township IL | 1,387 | $63K | 16.8% | 6.3% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Reno, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
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 Reno: questions
What is the median household income in Reno?
$43,786 (±$12,329) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reno?
12.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reno?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reno work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marietta (28%, 4 mi), Parkersburg (8%, 11 mi), Marietta Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Reno walkable?
Reno is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Reno without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reno, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reno
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.