Photo: Ernest Mettendorf · Public domainHouseholds in Symmes Township earn more than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 3.8% of residents; Ohio has 13.3%. Jobs and income earn Symmes Township A+; getting around on foot earns it B+. For 24% of workers, the job is at home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Symmes Township stands out on work
Symmes Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,865 jobs in Symmes Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 31%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Symmes Township works from home
24% of Symmes Township workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Symmes Township and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Symmes Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Symmes Township come from (10% 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.
The figures behind Symmes Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Symmes Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #34 of 992 in Ohio. Household income is its strongest input ($157,136, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Symmes Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
21% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Symmes Township clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
Time on the road from Symmes Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Symmes Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,965 commuters (the 24% 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.
Symmes Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 6,555 residents head out to work, 250 work right here, and 8,615 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Symmes Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.30 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Symmes Township’s employers do
8,865 jobs are based in Symmes Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Symmes Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,309 → 8,865. 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 Symmes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Symmes Township
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.
The commute in Symmes Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Symmes Township is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #193 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 7,868 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 41% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 3.2% of Symmes Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Symmes Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Symmes Township is 63rd of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Pine Township PA | 15,475 | $185K | 4.4% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| 62 | Paradise Valley AZ | 12,251 | $247K | 5.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 63 | Symmes Township OH | 15,736 | $157K | 3.8% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 64 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| 65 | Waunakee WI | 16,411 | $125K | 2.8% | 1.4% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Symmes Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Symmes Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Deerfield Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Symmes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symmes Township | – | A+ | B+ | 23 min | $157,136 |
| Loveland | 2% | A− | B− | 26 min | $94,323 |
| The Village of Indian Hill | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 20 min | $234,821 |
| Montgomery | 2% | A+ | B | 21 min | $150,995 |
| Miami Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 28 min | $116,375 |
| Loveland Park | under 3% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $118,636 |
| Hamilton Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 26 min | $119,478 |
| Deerfield Township | 4% | A | B | 23 min | $125,191 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Symmes Township’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 Symmes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Symmes Township?
$157,136 (±$17,623) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Symmes Township?
3.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Symmes Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Symmes Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (21%, 14 mi), Blue Ash (7%, 4 mi), Mason (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Symmes Township walkable?
Symmes Township is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Symmes Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Symmes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Symmes Township
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.