Work & commute · Fairfield
Work & commute in Fairfield, OH
Most working residents leave Fairfield for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Cincinnati (13%), West Chester (8%) and Hamilton (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
14%3,047 of 21,882 working residents
Typical commute
10 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 minOne way, from the Census survey
Work from home
11%of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 18,835 Fairfield residents head out of town to work, 3,047 work right here, and 23,979 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fairfield.
18,835live here, work elsewhere
3,047live and work here
23,979work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Fairfield goes to work
1
Fairfield (in town)right here
14%3,047Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%9,4911
Fairfield (in town)right here
11%3,047Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%14,698Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Fairfield commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
50%
35%
11%
50%Under 10 mi
35%10–24 mi
4%25–50 mi
11%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Fairfield is balanced between jobs and homes
1.24jobs per working resident
BalancedAbout as many jobs as working residents (1.24 per resident).
The jobs
What the jobs in Fairfield are
27,026 jobs are based in Fairfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fairfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Fairfield
27,026 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities31%
Services (health, schools, offices…)48%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month63%
Jobs Fairfield residents hold
21,882 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)19%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)59%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month60%