Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 2.6%, unemployment in Waynesville is lower than in 76% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S. The two grades for Waynesville are B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 7% work in Waynesville; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (8%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Waynesville apart on work
Waynesville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Waynesville is Cincinnati, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (93) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Waynesville
65% of Waynesville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Waynesville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Waynesville: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Waynesville is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #407 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Waynesville’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (12.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Waynesville could be anywhere from C to A+.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Waynesville
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.
Most jobs in Waynesville are in services
713 jobs are based in Waynesville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waynesville, 2014 → 2024: 660 → 713. 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 Waynesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Waynesville quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,066 residents head out to work, 83 work right here, and 630 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Waynesville on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
The places Waynesville commutes to
Where Waynesville clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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 Waynesville: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waynesville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,155 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Waynesville, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Waynesville is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #571 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 1,296 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 5.1% of Waynesville households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Waynesville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900, Waynesville comes 1,433rd 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,431 | Nedrose Township ND | 2,204 | $124K | 0.7% | 9.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,432 | Riverview DE | 2,596 | $93K | 8.2% | 3.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,433 | Waynesville OH | 2,890 | $79K | 12.4% | 2.6% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,434 | New Glarus WI | 2,266 | $101K | 3.6% | 6.3% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,435 | Pittston ME | 3,418 | $87K | 10.2% | 0.9% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | 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 Waynesville, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Waynesville: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waynesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesville | – | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $79,048 |
| Corwin | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Corwin: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waynesville’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 Waynesville: questions
What is the median household income in Waynesville?
$79,048 (±$9,554) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waynesville?
12.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waynesville?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waynesville work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (8%, 35 mi), Dayton (8%, 18 mi), Lebanon (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Waynesville walkable?
Waynesville is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Waynesville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waynesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waynesville
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.