White Oak has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% stay in White Oak for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (28%, 7 miles). There are 3,100 jobs in White Oak for 9,340 working residents. For jobs and income White Oak is better than 65% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (B+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in White Oak: the gist
White Oak and Cincinnati trade workers both ways
Cincinnati is the top workplace for White Oak residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in White Oak come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
White Oak empties out on a workday
About 13,000 people are in White Oak on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 19,000 who live here: 9,100 head out to work and 2,800 come in. Day and night ↓
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 White Oak’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds White Oak’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($70,341, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, White Oak could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Out of White Oak to work: where people go
Where White Oak clocks in
28% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Who leaves White Oak for work, and who comes in
On a workday 9,070 residents head out to work, 270 work right here, and 2,830 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in White Oak on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2023, primary jobs.
What White Oak’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Oak, 2013 → 2023: 3,453 → 3,100. 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 White Oak’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from White Oak
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Oak workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,175 commuters (the 16% 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.
The distance from White Oak to work
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.
Few in White Oak walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% 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 9,775 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 59% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 4.0% of White Oak households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of White Oak’s commuters take a bus or train.
How White Oak ranks: 1,015th of 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,013 | Carteret NJ | 25,781 | $97K | 8.2% | 10.1% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,014 | Upper Grand Lagoon FL | 17,232 | $82K | 8.1% | 2.6% | 13% | B |
| 1,015 | White Oak OH | 19,216 | $70K | 8.2% | 4.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,016 | Williamsburg VA | 15,861 | $76K | 18.8% | 6.8% | 21% | B |
| 1,017 | Lincoln Township MI | 14,814 | $98K | 5.8% | 5.6% | 11% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 White Oak, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 30% of White Oak
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Oak workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak | – | B | B+ | 24 min | $70,341 |
| Monfort Heights | 2% | A | B | 25 min | $88,457 |
| Cincinnati | 28% | C− | A+ | 22 min | $52,909 |
| Green Township | under 2% | A | B− | 25 min | $88,314 |
| North College Hill | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 26 min | $64,655 |
| Groesbeck | under 2% | B | B+ | 22 min | $61,984 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 24 min | $73,682 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cincinnati. Darker towns draw more of White Oak’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 White Oak: questions
What is the median household income in White Oak?
$70,341 (±$8,134) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Oak?
8.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Oak?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Oak work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (28%, 7 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 12 mi), West Chester Township (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is White Oak walkable?
White Oak is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White Oak without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Oak, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Oak
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.