{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "burnout-index-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "city": {
    "name": "Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN",
    "slug": "cincinnati-oh",
    "state": "OH",
    "cbsa_code": "17140",
    "population": 2274564,
    "rank_of_50": 45,
    "total_cities": 50
  },
  "score": {
    "value": 28,
    "scale": "0–100, higher = more burnout pressure",
    "as_of": "2026-05-04",
    "previous_value": 29,
    "delta": -1
  },
  "verdict": "Median household income is -1% vs. the national median with a BEA RPP of 99.0, implying relatively favorable purchasing power. Unemployment at 4.2% and a 25-minute average commute keep Cincinnati near the bottom of the burnout ranking. The labor market conditions here, on these three metrics, work less hard against you.",
  "components": {
    "pay_to_cost_gap": {
      "value": 0.0038,
      "description": "1 − (normalized city wage / BEA RPP normalized). Higher = wages buy less relative to cost of living.",
      "median_hh_income_usd": 79490,
      "bea_rpp": 98.988,
      "national_median_hh_income_usd": 80610,
      "normalized_wage": 0.9861,
      "cost_norm": 0.9899,
      "weight": 40,
      "contribution": 0.2,
      "source": {
        "income": {
          "name": "Census ACS 5-Year 2023 — DP03_0062E (Median household income)",
          "url": "https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=310XX00US17140",
          "series_id": "DP03_0062E",
          "as_of": "2023-12-31"
        },
        "cost_index": {
          "name": "BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 (MARPP, line 1 — All items)",
          "url": "https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area",
          "cbsa": "17140",
          "as_of": "2024-12-31"
        }
      }
    },
    "commute_minutes": {
      "value": 25,
      "description": "Mean travel time to work in minutes (ACS 5-year).",
      "cap_minutes": 60,
      "weight": 30,
      "contribution": 12.5,
      "source": {
        "name": "Census ACS 5-Year 2023 — DP03_0025E (Mean travel time to work)",
        "url": "https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=310XX00US17140",
        "series_id": "DP03_0025E",
        "as_of": "2023-12-31"
      }
    },
    "unemployment_rate_pct": {
      "value": 4.2,
      "description": "Unemployment rate (percent). BLS LAUS when key available; ACS otherwise.",
      "source_type": "BLS LAUS",
      "cap_pct": 8,
      "weight": 30,
      "contribution": 15.8,
      "preliminary": true,
      "source": {
        "name": "BLS LAUS — Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Unemployment Rate",
        "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LAUMT391714000000003",
        "series_id": "LAUMT391714000000003",
        "as_of": "2026-02-28"
      }
    }
  },
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#burnout-index",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-04T16:16:24.565Z"
}