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Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Hilliard, OH had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 176 cities in 2024, at 75.5%. Portsmouth, OH had the lowest, at 45.8%. The median was 64% and the figure for Ohio was 63.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.5Hilliard, OH
Lowest45.8Portsmouth, OH
Median64176 cities
Ohio63.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Hilliard, OH: 75.5 %Hilliard, OH75.5Harrison, OH: 74.9 %Harrison, OH74.9Lakewood, OH: 74.7 %Lakewood, OH74.7Monroe, OH: 74 %Monroe, OH74Pickerington, OH: 73.3 %Pickerington, OH73.3West Carrollton, OH: 70.9 %West Carrollton, OH70.9Norwood, OH: 70.8 %Norwood, OH70.8Delaware, OH: 70.4 %Delaware, OH70.4Canal Winchester, OH: 70.4 %Canal Winchester, OH70.4Columbus, OH: 70.1 %Columbus, OH70.1Streetsboro, OH: 70.1 %Streetsboro, OH70.1Vandalia, OH: 69.5 %Vandalia, OH69.5Grove City, OH: 69.4 %Grove City, OH69.4Mayfield Heights, OH: 69.3 %Mayfield Heights, OH69.3Fairview Park, OH: 69.2 %Fairview Park, OH69.2Forest Park, OH: 69.2 %Forest Park, OH69.2Perrysburg, OH: 69.2 %Perrysburg, OH69.2Brunswick, OH: 69.1 %Brunswick, OH69.1Wadsworth, OH: 68.9 %Wadsworth, OH68.9Reynoldsburg, OH: 68.8 %Reynoldsburg, OH68.8Gahanna, OH: 68.7 %Gahanna, OH68.7Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 68.7 %Cuyahoga Falls, OH68.7Maumee, OH: 68.3 %Maumee, OH68.3Upper Arlington, OH: 68.3 %Upper Arlington, OH68.3Whitehall, OH: 68.3 %Whitehall, OH68.3Twinsburg, OH: 68.2 %Twinsburg, OH68.2Springboro, OH: 68.2 %Springboro, OH68.2Reading, OH: 68.2 %Reading, OH68.2Willowick, OH: 68.2 %Willowick, OH68.2Avon, OH: 68 %Avon, OH68Mason, OH: 67.9 %Mason, OH67.9South Euclid, OH: 67.6 %South Euclid, OH67.6Loveland, OH: 67.6 %Loveland, OH67.6Avon Lake, OH: 67.6 %Avon Lake, OH67.6Fairfield, OH: 67.3 %Fairfield, OH67.3Huber Heights, OH: 67.3 %Huber Heights, OH67.3North Royalton, OH: 67.2 %North Royalton, OH67.2Medina, OH: 67.1 %Medina, OH67.1Shaker Heights, OH: 67.1 %Shaker Heights, OH67.1Miamisburg, OH: 67.1 %Miamisburg, OH67.1Hilliard, OH: 75.5 %Hilliard, OH75.5Harrison, OH: 74.9 %Harrison, OH74.9Lakewood, OH: 74.7 %Lakewood, OH74.7Monroe, OH: 74 %Monroe, OH74Pickerington, OH: 73.3 %Pickerington, OH73.3West Carrollton, OH: 70.9 %West Carrollton, OH70.9Norwood, OH: 70.8 %Norwood, OH70.8Delaware, OH: 70.4 %Delaware, OH70.4Canal Winchester, OH: 70.4 %Canal Winchester, OH70.4Columbus, OH: 70.1 %Columbus, OH70.1Streetsboro, OH: 70.1 %Streetsboro, OH70.1Vandalia, OH: 69.5 %Vandalia, OH69.5Grove City, OH: 69.4 %Grove City, OH69.4Mayfield Heights, OH: 69.3 %Mayfield Heights, OH69.3Fairview Park, OH: 69.2 %Fairview Park, OH69.2Forest Park, OH: 69.2 %Forest Park, OH69.2Perrysburg, OH: 69.2 %Perrysburg, OH69.2Brunswick, OH: 69.1 %Brunswick, OH69.1Wadsworth, OH: 68.9 %Wadsworth, OH68.9Reynoldsburg, OH: 68.8 %Reynoldsburg, OH68.8Gahanna, OH: 68.7 %Gahanna, OH68.7Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 68.7 %Cuyahoga Falls, OH68.7Maumee, OH: 68.3 %Maumee, OH68.3Upper Arlington, OH: 68.3 %Upper Arlington, OH68.3Whitehall, OH: 68.3 %Whitehall, OH68.3Twinsburg, OH: 68.2 %Twinsburg, OH68.2Springboro, OH: 68.2 %Springboro, OH68.2Reading, OH: 68.2 %Reading, OH68.2Willowick, OH: 68.2 %Willowick, OH68.2Avon, OH: 68 %Avon, OH68Mason, OH: 67.9 %Mason, OH67.9South Euclid, OH: 67.6 %South Euclid, OH67.6Loveland, OH: 67.6 %Loveland, OH67.6Avon Lake, OH: 67.6 %Avon Lake, OH67.6Fairfield, OH: 67.3 %Fairfield, OH67.3Huber Heights, OH: 67.3 %Huber Heights, OH67.3North Royalton, OH: 67.2 %North Royalton, OH67.2Medina, OH: 67.1 %Medina, OH67.1Shaker Heights, OH: 67.1 %Shaker Heights, OH67.1Miamisburg, OH: 67.1 %Miamisburg, OH67.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hilliard, OH75.50 pts
2Harrison, OH74.9-1.7 pts
3Lakewood, OH74.7+0.1 pts
4Monroe, OH74-1 pts
5Pickerington, OH73.3-2.1 pts
6West Carrollton, OH70.9+2 pts
7Norwood, OH70.80 pts
8Delaware, OH70.4+0.5 pts
9Canal Winchester, OH70.4+2.2 pts
10Columbus, OH70.1-0.5 pts
11Streetsboro, OH70.1+2.1 pts
12Vandalia, OH69.5-1.1 pts
13Grove City, OH69.4+0.5 pts
14Mayfield Heights, OH69.3+0.6 pts
15Fairview Park, OH69.2-2.9 pts
16Forest Park, OH69.2+0.6 pts
16Perrysburg, OH69.2+0.3 pts
18Brunswick, OH69.1+0.3 pts
19Wadsworth, OH68.9+1.1 pts
20Reynoldsburg, OH68.8-0.4 pts
21Gahanna, OH68.7-0.4 pts
22Cuyahoga Falls, OH68.7-0.6 pts
23Maumee, OH68.3-1.2 pts
24Upper Arlington, OH68.3+1.2 pts
25Whitehall, OH68.3+0.7 pts
26Twinsburg, OH68.2-2.7 pts
27Springboro, OH68.2+1 pts
28Reading, OH68.2-2.2 pts
28Willowick, OH68.2-2.1 pts
30Avon, OH68-0.9 pts
31Mason, OH67.9-0.9 pts
32South Euclid, OH67.6+0.3 pts
33Loveland, OH67.6-0.9 pts
34Avon Lake, OH67.6+0.9 pts
35Fairfield, OH67.3+0.6 pts
36Huber Heights, OH67.3+0.9 pts
37North Royalton, OH67.2+1.4 pts
38Medina, OH67.1-0.9 pts
39Shaker Heights, OH67.1+0.5 pts
40Miamisburg, OH67.1+1 pts
41Marysville, OH67+1.4 pts
42Broadview Heights, OH67-0.5 pts
43Cleveland Heights, OH67+0.1 pts
44Parma, OH66.9+0.2 pts
45Stow, OH66.9+0.3 pts
46Blue Ash, OH66.9-1.9 pts
47Dublin, OH66.8-2.3 pts
48Lebanon, OH66.80 pts
49Macedonia, OH66.8+1.2 pts
50North Olmsted, OH66.7+0.7 pts
51Bexley, OH66.6+0.6 pts
52University Heights, OH66.6-2.4 pts
53Pataskala, OH66.5-0.5 pts
54Fairborn, OH66.5+0.1 pts
55Celina, OH66.4-0.7 pts
56Wickliffe, OH66.3-0.2 pts
57Kettering, OH66.3+0.7 pts
58Brecksville, OH66.2-1.2 pts
59Cincinnati, OH66.1+0.2 pts
60Amherst, OH66+1 pts
61Troy, OH65.9-0.8 pts
62Riverside, OH65.7-0.8 pts
63Parma Heights, OH65.6+2 pts
64North Ridgeville, OH65.5-0.5 pts
65Painesville, OH65.5+3 pts
66Powell, OH65.4-0.7 pts
67Sandusky, OH65.4+0.6 pts
68Piqua, OH65.4-0.6 pts
69Bay Village, OH65.3-1.2 pts
70Eastlake, OH65.2+0.3 pts
71Hudson, OH65.1-1.6 pts
72New Albany, OH65.1+1.2 pts
73Sylvania, OH65-1.2 pts
74Tipp City, OH650 pts
75Westerville, OH65-0.7 pts
76Worthington, OH64.9-1.5 pts
77Mentor, OH64.9-0.7 pts
77Rocky River, OH64.9-0.4 pts
79Brooklyn, OH64.9-1.1 pts
80New Franklin, OH64.7-1.7 pts
81London, OH64.7+1.9 pts
82Solon, OH64.7-1.1 pts
83Norton, OH64.5-1 pts
84Beavercreek, OH64.5-0.7 pts
85Green, OH64.4-1.3 pts
86Lyndhurst, OH64.3-0.2 pts
87Garfield Heights, OH64+0.2 pts
88Beachwood, OH64+1 pts
89Euclid, OH63.9+0.5 pts
90Bellefontaine, OH63.80 pts
91Kent, OH63.7+0.3 pts
92Bedford Heights, OH63.7-0.9 pts
93Willoughby, OH63.6+0.4 pts
94Sidney, OH63.6-0.1 pts
95Bedford, OH63.5-2.3 pts
96Ravenna, OH63.4+0.1 pts
97Sharonville, OH63.4+0.7 pts
98Urbana, OH63.3+0.1 pts
99Massillon, OH63.3+1 pts
100Brook Park, OH63.2-0 pts
101Findlay, OH63.2+1 pts
102Oregon, OH63.2-1.8 pts
103Clayton, OH63.2+1.2 pts
104Akron, OH63.1-0.4 pts
105Aurora, OH62.9+0.6 pts
106Bowling Green, OH62.9-1.6 pts
107North Canton, OH62.8-1.1 pts
108Englewood, OH62.7+2.1 pts
109Montgomery, OH62.6-0.9 pts
109Van Wert, OH62.6+2.2 pts
111Strongsville, OH62.4-0.5 pts
112Fostoria, OH62.4+0.1 pts
113Trenton, OH62.3-5.1 pts
114New Philadelphia, OH62.3-0.3 pts
115Toledo, OH62.1+0.2 pts
116Middletown, OH62+1.4 pts
117Defiance, OH61.9-0.5 pts
117Dover, OH61.9+2.3 pts
117Norwalk, OH61.9+1.3 pts
120Berea, OH61.7-1.8 pts
121Seven Hills, OH61.7-0.6 pts
122Trotwood, OH61.6+2.3 pts
123Richmond Heights, OH61.6-1.7 pts
124Elyria, OH61.6+0.4 pts
125Maple Heights, OH61.5-0.7 pts
126Ashland, OH61.2-0.7 pts
126Centerville, OH61.2+1 pts
128Heath, OH61.2-1.5 pts
129Lancaster, OH60.9+0.9 pts
130Middleburg Heights, OH60.9+0.2 pts
131Tallmadge, OH60.8-1 pts
132Tiffin, OH60.8-1.5 pts
133Hamilton, OH60.7-0 pts
134Cleveland, OH60.5+0.6 pts
135Westlake, OH60.5-0.3 pts
136Newark, OH60.2+0.8 pts
137Springdale, OH59.9-0.7 pts
138Bucyrus, OH59.8-0.3 pts
139Washington Court House, OH59.7-2.4 pts
140Canton, OH59.7+1.1 pts
141Fremont, OH59.7-1.2 pts
142Galion, OH59.7+2.7 pts
143Mount Vernon, OH59.5+0.1 pts
144Athens, OH59.40 pts
145Wooster, OH59.4-3.1 pts
146Dayton, OH59.2+0.7 pts
147Salem, OH59.2-4 pts
148Ashtabula, OH59.1-1.2 pts
149Barberton, OH59.1+0.9 pts
150Franklin, OH59-2.1 pts
151Warrensville Heights, OH58.8-3.7 pts
152Coshocton, OH58.8-0.7 pts
153Xenia, OH58.7+0.4 pts
154Vermilion, OH58.7+0.3 pts
155Lorain, OH58.6+1.7 pts
156Alliance, OH58.5+0.1 pts
157Wilmington, OH58.4+0.1 pts
158Lima, OH58.1+0.2 pts
159Greenville, OH57.8+1.5 pts
160Marietta, OH57.7+0.9 pts
161Springfield, OH57.4+0.3 pts
162Niles, OH57.1-2.2 pts
163Zanesville, OH56.6+0.7 pts
164Circleville, OH55.8+0.4 pts
165Chillicothe, OH55.7+0.8 pts
166Cambridge, OH55.4-0.9 pts
167Steubenville, OH54.3-1 pts
168Conneaut, OH51.80 pts
169Ironton, OH51.4+2.3 pts
170East Cleveland, OH50.8-2.9 pts
171Youngstown, OH50.2-0.9 pts
172Marion, OH49.5-0.2 pts
173Mansfield, OH48.5-0.5 pts
174Oxford, OH46.7+2.1 pts
175Warren, OH46.6+0.7 pts
176Portsmouth, OH45.8-0.6 pts

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hilliard, OH, with 75.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Portsmouth, OH, with 45.8% in 2024.

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