Terrace Park’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
2.1% of residents are in poverty, against 13.3% across Ohio. The two grades for Terrace Park are A for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 15.3 in Cincinnati.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Terrace Park: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Terrace Park works from home
34% of Terrace Park workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Terrace Park and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for Terrace Park residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Terrace Park come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Terrace Park is a place people come home to
There are 229 jobs based in Terrace Park, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Terrace Park has about 1,600 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 973 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Terrace Park gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Terrace Park is better than 94% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($197,750, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, 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, Terrace Park could be anywhere from A− to A+.
About 25 minutes each way for Terrace Park’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Terrace Park workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 633 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.
28% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Terrace Park clocks in
28% 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The daily flow of workers through Terrace Park
On a workday 940 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 196 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Terrace Park on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.24 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 2024, primary jobs.
What the 229 jobs in Terrace Park are
229 jobs are based in Terrace Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Terrace Park, 2014 → 2024: 199 → 229. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Terrace Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Terrace Park to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Terrace Park, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Terrace Park is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.6% 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 957 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, 50% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 0.0% of Terrace Park households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Terrace Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Terrace Park next to U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200: 229th of 5,552 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 227 | Granger IA | 2,179 | $112K | 3.4% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 228 | Roslyn NY | 3,025 | $116K | 8.0% | 2.1% | 4% | A |
| 229 | Terrace Park OH | 2,357 | $198K | 2.1% | 3.9% | 3% | A |
| 230 | Oak Ridge TX | 1,671 | $97K | 2.3% | 15.7% | 0% | A |
| 231 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Terrace Park, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to Terrace Park
The biggest share goes to The Village of Indian Hill (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Terrace Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Park | – | A | A | 25 min | $197,750 |
| The Village of Indian Hill | 3% | A+ | C+ | 20 min | $234,821 |
| Milford | 3% | B | A | 20 min | $78,057 |
| Anderson Township | under 3% | A | B+ | 24 min | $121,661 |
| Columbia Township | under 3% | C | A | 20 min | $68,088 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Terrace Park’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 2024, 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 Terrace Park: questions
What is the median household income in Terrace Park?
$197,750 (±$28,086) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Terrace Park?
2.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Terrace Park?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Terrace Park work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (28%, 10 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 7 mi), Sharonville (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Terrace Park walkable?
Terrace Park is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Terrace Park without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 50% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Terrace Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Terrace Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.