Household incomes in West Hill are lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn West Hill C+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Poverty touches 14.5% of residents, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. For 2% of workers, the job is at home; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Hill at work: what stands out
A lot of West Hill workers cross into Pennsylvania
33% of West Hill workers work outside Ohio, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Hermitage (9%), Sharon (6%) and Farrell (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Few West Hill workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from West Hill are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 824 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in West Hill
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Hill is better than 37% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds West Hill’s grade up (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($40,325, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Hill could be anywhere from D to B+.
9% of working residents work in Hermitage
Where West Hill clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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 18 minutes to work from West Hill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Hill workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,051 commuters (the 2% 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.
West Hill by day and by night
On a workday 816 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 259 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in West Hill on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.32 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 2023, primary jobs.
Most jobs in West Hill are in services
267 jobs are based in West Hill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Hill, 2013 → 2023: 216 → 267. 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 West Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far West Hill goes to work
About 23% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around West Hill: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Hill is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,074 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). 3.2% of West Hill households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
West Hill next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300: 3,023rd of 5,207 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,021 | Bowdoinham ME | 3,210 | $108K | 13.5% | 13.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,022 | Tyrone Township PA | 1,958 | $70K | 9.8% | 4.0% | 5% | C+ |
| 3,023 | West Hill OH | 2,425 | $40K | 14.5% | 3.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 3,024 | Biltmore TN | 1,846 | $53K | 9.6% | 5.4% | <1% | C+ |
| 3,025 | Clarkesville GA | 2,186 | $74K | 13.1% | 0.7% | 7% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 West Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Work in the towns next to West Hill
The biggest share goes to Sharon (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hill | – | C+ | C− | 18 min | $40,325 |
| Brookfield Center | under 2% | B+ | C | 22 min | $61,250 |
| Masury | under 2% | C− | C | 17 min | $39,402 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Hill’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 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 West Hill: questions
What is the median household income in West Hill?
$40,325 (±$12,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Hill?
14.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Hill?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Hill work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hermitage (9%, 4 mi), Youngstown (6%, 11 mi), Sharon (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Hill walkable?
West Hill is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Hill 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 West Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Hill
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.