Ridgewood has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
34% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Employers in Ridgewood report 65 jobs; 199 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Ridgewood; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (25%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ridgewood by day and by night
On a workday 198 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Ridgewood on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Out of Ridgewood to work: where people go
Where Ridgewood clocks in
25% of workers
9% 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.
In Ridgewood, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridgewood, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 65. 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 Ridgewood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridgewood workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 169 commuters (the 34% 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.
Half of Ridgewood commutes less than 7 miles
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.
Ridgewood and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Amberley (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Ridgewood’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 Ridgewood: questions
What is the median household income in Ridgewood?
$146,797 (±$40,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridgewood?
2.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridgewood?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridgewood work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (25%, 5 mi), Blue Ash (9%, 5 mi), Kenwood (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridgewood
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.