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Jobs & commute in Withamsville

Fewer people are out of work in Withamsville (3.1%) than in 68% of U.S. towns

Only 2% work in Withamsville; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (20%, 13 miles). Withamsville grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Working residents average 23 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Withamsville at work: what stands out

Jobs & income grade

Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Withamsville

On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Withamsville is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #513 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Withamsville’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.

Household income $72,300 (±$6,731) · OH $71,389 · U.S. $80,734Higher than 45% of U.S. towns
Poverty 13.7% · OH 13.3% · U.S. 12.5%Lower than 32% of U.S. towns
Unemployment 3.1% (±2.9) · OH 4.8% · U.S. 5.2%Lower than 68% of U.S. towns
Job access by car EPA, jobs within a 45-minute driveMore than 76% of U.S. towns
Ohio towns we grade 992 towns#513 of 992
CA

A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Withamsville could be anywhere from C to A.

How TownRatings grades jobs & income →

★ What stands out · The jobs

Withamsville works in goods: 35% of its jobs

2,355 jobs are based in Withamsville.

Jobs based in WithamsvilleJobs Withamsville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms35%16%
Trade, transport & utilities23%22%
Services: health, schools, offices42%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less12%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%24%
Over $3,333 a month57%63%

Who does it

29 or younger21%25%
30 to 5450%49%
55 and older29%26%
+11%

Jobs based in Withamsville, 2014 → 2024: 2,131 → 2,355. 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 Withamsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Day and night

Who commutes out of Withamsville, and who commutes in

On a workday 3,463 residents head out to work, 58 work right here, and 2,297 people come in from elsewhere.

3,463live here, work elsewhere
58live and work here
2,297work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night7,400
Workday6,300
7,400live here− 3,500head out to work+ 2,300come in to work= 6,300on a workday

About 6,300 people are in Withamsville on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.67jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.67 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 commute map

Where Withamsville goes to work

Norwood: 66 residents work here (2%)Batavia: 57 residents work here (2%)Blue Ash: 96 residents work here (3%)Sharonville: 72 residents work here (2%)Columbus: 72 residents work here (2%)Cincinnati: 712 residents work here (20%)Monroe TownshipPierce TownshipBatavia TownshipMiami TownshipTate TownshipWest Chester Township: 74 residents work here (2%)Union Township: 329 residents work here (9%)WithamsvilleForestville: 96 residents work here (3%)AmeliaCincinnatiUnion TownshipBlue AshForestvilleWest Chester TownshipSharonvilleWithamsville
1
Cincinnati13.2 mi away
20%712
2
Union Township3.2 mi away
9%329
3
Blue Ash13.9 mi away
3%96
4
Forestville3.2 mi away
3%96
52%74
6
Sharonville16.5 mi away
2%72
7
Columbus94 mi away
2%72
8
Norwood11.5 mi away
2%66
9
Withamsville (in town)right here
2%58
10
Batavia6 mi away
2%57
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%1,889
The top trips

Where Withamsville clocks in

Lines 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

Withamsville’s commute takes about 23 minutes

A year of commuting
174 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Withamsville23 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Withamsville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Withamsville gets to work
85%Drive alone
15%Carpool

Share of the 3,687 commuters (the 10% 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Withamsville

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCincinnati: 20% · 13.2 miUnion Township: 9% · 3.2 miBlue Ash: 3% · 13.9 miForestville: 3% · 3.2 miWest Chester Township: 2% · 20.4 miSharonville: 2% · 16.5 miColumbus: 2% · 94 miNorwood: 2% · 11.5 miBatavia: 2% · 6 miCincinnati 20%Union Township 9%Blue Ash 3%Forestville 3%West Chester Township 2%Withamsville
WithamsvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi1,090 residents
51%10–24 mi1,759 residents
5%25–50 mi156 residents
12%Over 50 mi427 residents

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.

Getting around · Walkability grade

Driving is how Withamsville gets around

On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Withamsville is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #769 of 993 in Ohio. 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.

EPA walkability index 6.8 of 20 · typical OH town 5.9 · U.S. 6.9Higher than 48% of U.S. towns
Walk, bike or transit 0.0% of commuters · OH 3.7% · U.S. 7.1%Higher than 7% of U.S. towns
Ohio towns we grade 993 towns#769 of 993
C−C−

A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,104 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

Cincinnati15.3
Withamsville0.0

Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.2% of Withamsville households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Withamsville’s commuters take a bus or train.

Towns its size

Withamsville places 1,529th of 3,083 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,000

#TownPeopleHousehold incomePovertyUnemploymentWork in townGrade
1Huntington Woods MI6,274$190K2.2%0.9%2%A+
2Glendale MO6,060$171K2.0%0.3%2%A+
3Des Peres MO9,102$224K2.0%0.5%5%A+
…
26Madeira OH9,637$168K2.5%1.2%5%A+
27The Village of Indian Hill OH6,114$235K3.1%1.0%2%A+
…
38Pepper Pike OH6,886$228K1.8%2.2%5%A+
…
1,527Milford OH6,436$78K9.9%5.2%6%B
1,528Lexington VA7,769$85K14.0%0.6%44%B
1,529Withamsville OH7,429$72K13.7%3.1%2%B
1,530Sullivan Township IL6,229$69K8.0%1.8%27%B
1,531Tolono Township IL6,256$91K5.5%6.7%5%B
…
3,083Shiprock NM7,610$36K34.6%14.9%6%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 Withamsville, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.

Next door

Around Withamsville: the bordering towns

Pierce Township: few work herePierce TownshipWithamsville
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownWithamsville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Withamsville–BC−23 min$72,300
Pierce Townshipunder 2%B+B−31 min$89,577

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Withamsville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Withamsville: questions

What is the median household income in Withamsville?

$72,300 (±$6,731) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Withamsville?

13.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Withamsville?

23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Withamsville work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (20%, 13 mi), Union Township (9%, 3 mi), Blue Ash (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Is Withamsville walkable?

Withamsville is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.

Can you get around Withamsville 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 Withamsville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Withamsville

Withamsville home →

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.