Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSt. Bernard has 2.0 jobs for every working resident: 3,708 people commute in to work
Jobs & income B+: better than 71% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #360 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns · #89 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are lower than in 63% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 20 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 7% work in St. Bernard; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (35%, 2 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.0 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 15.3 in Cincinnati (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in St. Bernard, in brief
Fewer jobs are based in St. Bernard than ten years ago
Jobs counted in St. Bernard fell from 14,175 in 2013 to 3,841 in 2023, −73%. 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 ↓
St. Bernard is where the jobs are
St. Bernard has 3,841 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,900 people are in town, 48% more than the 4,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most St. Bernard residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
The jobs in St. Bernard pay better than its residents’ jobs
81% of the jobs based in St. Bernard pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 58% of the jobs St. Bernard residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside St. Bernard. The jobs ↓
St. Bernard and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for St. Bernard residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in St. Bernard come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind St. Bernard’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, St. Bernard is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #360 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds St. Bernard’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($67,083, 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, St. Bernard could be anywhere from C+ to A.
81% of the jobs in St. Bernard pay over $3,333 a month
3,841 jobs are based in St. Bernard. Here is what they are, next to the jobs St. Bernard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Bernard, 2013 → 2023: 14,175 → 3,841. 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.
St. Bernard fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,812 residents head out to work, 133 work right here, and 3,708 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,900 people are in St. Bernard on a workday afternoon, 48% more than live here.
2.0 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.
Half of St. Bernard commutes less than 6 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Where St. Bernard’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where St. Bernard clocks in
35% of workers
4% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Bernard workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,046 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.
St. Bernard is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, St. Bernard is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #89 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.5% 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 2,196 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 54% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% 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). 7.9% of St. Bernard households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of St. Bernard’s commuters take a bus or train.
St. Bernard is 1,245th of 4,177 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of St. Bernard, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,243 | Sleepy Hollow CA | 3,063 | $250K | 1.0% | 12.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,244 | Essexville MI | 3,284 | $75K | 5.6% | 3.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,245 | St. Bernard OH | 3,983 | $67K | 7.9% | 3.2% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,246 | Royersford PA | 4,888 | $75K | 12.5% | 2.4% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,247 | Makanda Township IL | 3,987 | $85K | 8.5% | 1.3% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
St. Bernard and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of St. Bernard’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Bernard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bernard | – | B+ | A− | 20 min | $67,083 |
| Elmwood Place | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 21 min | $44,692 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 St. Bernard: questions
What is the median household income in St. Bernard?
$67,083 (±$12,477) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Bernard?
7.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Bernard?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Bernard work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (35%, 2 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 8 mi), West Chester Township (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is St. Bernard walkable?
St. Bernard is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around St. Bernard without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 54% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Bernard, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Bernard
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.