Photo: Nyttend · Public domainValley Hi has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Valley Hi; the top destination outside it is Bellefontaine (18%, 6 miles). Employers in Valley Hi report 25 jobs for 92 working residents. Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; the Ohio average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Valley Hi
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Valley Hi on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Valley Hi to work: where people go
Where Valley Hi clocks in
18% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Valley Hi
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley Hi, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 25. 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 Valley Hi’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Valley Hi’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valley Hi workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 8% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Valley Hi
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.
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 Valley Hi: questions
What is the median household income in Valley Hi?
$57,083 (±$11,923) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valley Hi?
11.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valley Hi?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valley Hi work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellefontaine (18%, 6 mi), Perry Township (11%, 6 mi), Allen Township (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Valley Hi without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valley Hi, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valley Hi
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.