Photo: Niagara66 · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Tipp City (2.0%) is lower than in 85% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A−: better than 83% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #220 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability B+: more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns · #138 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are higher than in 54% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 21 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Tipp City; the top destination outside it is Dayton (12%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Tipp City, in brief
Tipp City trades workers with the towns around it
Tipp City has about as many jobs (5,879) as working residents (4,905), but they are mostly different people: 4,365 residents leave for work each day while 5,339 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Tipp City are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Tipp City are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Tipp City
62% of Tipp City residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Tipp City pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 89% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Tipp City draws workers from far and wide
The 5,879 jobs in Tipp City are filled from a wide area. Tipp City’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. 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 Tipp City’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tipp City is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #220 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($78,098, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tipp City could be anywhere from B to A.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 4,365 residents head out to work, 540 work right here, and 5,339 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 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 the 5,879 jobs in Tipp City are
5,879 jobs are based in Tipp City. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tipp City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tipp City, 2013 → 2023: 5,605 → 5,879. 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.
12% of working residents work in Dayton
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Tipp City clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 21 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 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tipp City workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,796 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Tipp City commutes less than 14 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 16% 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.
Most trips from Tipp City start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tipp City is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns, #138 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Tipp City near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,368 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). 3.1% of Tipp City households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tipp City’s commuters take a bus or train.
Tipp City is 721st of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Tipp City, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 5 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 719 | New Baltimore MI | 12,123 | $106K | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4% | A− |
| 720 | Butler NJ | 8,184 | $112K | 8.7% | 4.1% | 6% | A− |
| 721 | Tipp City OH | 10,644 | $78K | 6.2% | 2.0% | 11% | A− |
| 722 | Lindon UT | 12,015 | $121K | 6.5% | 4.2% | 10% | A− |
| 723 | Bridgetown OH | 13,464 | $81K | 5.6% | 2.6% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Tipp City and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Tipp City’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tipp City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipp City | – | A− | B+ | 21 min | $78,098 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A− | B | 23 min | $79,243 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | A | B− | 21 min | $109,849 |
| Staunton Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $111,458 |
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 Tipp City: questions
What is the median household income in Tipp City?
$78,098 (±$14,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tipp City?
6.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tipp City?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tipp City work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dayton (12%, 12 mi), Troy (11%, 6 mi), Vandalia (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tipp City walkable?
Tipp City is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tipp City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tipp City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tipp City
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.