Photo: Nyttend · Public domainVersailles has lower unemployment (0.3%) than 98% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Versailles B+; getting around on foot earns it B−. About one in four stay in Versailles for work; outside it, Greenville is the main destination (7%, 11 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Versailles: the figures worth knowing
Versailles is where the jobs are
Versailles has 2,611 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,900 people are in town, 42% more than the 2,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
Versailles makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Versailles are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Versailles residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Versailles: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Versailles is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #337 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Versailles’ grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Versailles could be anywhere from B to A−.
A workday in Versailles: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,087 residents head out to work, 370 work right here, and 2,241 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Versailles on a workday afternoon, 42% more than live here.
1.8 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.
Versailles works in goods: 49% of its jobs
2,611 jobs are based in Versailles.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Versailles, 2013 → 2023: 2,046 → 2,611. 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 Versailles’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Versailles live
Where Versailles clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
About 22 minutes to work from Versailles
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Versailles workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,339 commuters (the 6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Versailles
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.
Most of Versailles commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Versailles is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #436 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% 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 1,419 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). 2.5% of Versailles households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Versailles’ commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Versailles is 1,091st among 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,089 | Riverview SC | 2,121 | $136K | 4.8% | 13.3% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,090 | Bunk Foss WA | 3,627 | $155K | 6.5% | 6.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,091 | Versailles OH | 2,723 | $71K | 5.3% | 0.3% | 25% | B+ |
| 1,092 | Hackberry TX | 2,954 | $110K | 10.9% | 4.9% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,093 | Ellsworth WI | 3,336 | $88K | 8.6% | 0.8% | 23% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Versailles, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
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 Versailles: questions
What is the median household income in Versailles?
$70,717 (±$8,049) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Versailles?
5.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Versailles?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Versailles work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (7%, 11 mi), Sidney (6%, 17 mi), Troy (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Versailles walkable?
Versailles is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Versailles without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Versailles, from the people who make the trip.
More of Versailles
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.