Careers: Where We Live and Work
Life in Southwestern Ohio
QUICK FACTS
Numerica Office: Dayton, est. 2007
Closest major urban area: Cincinnati, pop. 2.2 million
Drive time, Dayton to Cincinnati: Less than one hour
Dayton is where corporate giants, mid-size companies and savvy small businesses combine with a proud, educated workforce to form partnerships in progress and innovation. It’s where the vibrant downtown and Riverscape development attract young residents, and where arts and culture come alive. See how Dayton’s quality of life stacks up with the rest of the country:
- Dayton Art Institute rated 3rd Best Art Museum in the United States for kids, Parents magazine (2009)
- 5th among medium-sized cities on Dr. Richard Florida’s Creative Index, listed in his book “The Rise of the Creative Class and How It’s Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life”
- 5th Best Metropolitan Area for Degrees Granted in Science and Engineering, the New Economy Index
- Ranked 6th among all national metropolitan areas for housing affordability
- One of the Top 10 Best Cities for Education, Places Rated Almanac (2003)
Dayton is located in the Miami River Valley region of southwestern Ohio, just north of Cincinnati. Known as the “Gem City,” Dayton has a legacy of innovation, and is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Ohio with a population of 848,000.
Dayton is the home of the Wright Brothers and Charles Kettering, and to inventions ranging from the airplane to the cash register to micro-encapsulation. Dayton continues to host significant industrial, aerospace and engineering research activity, and boasts more than 25 colleges and universities actively instructing more than 70,000 students annually.
Wherever you are in the Dayton region, you’re never more than 15 minutes away from a park filled with forests, meadows, and miles of beautiful trails and streams linking you to nature. Dayton is also home to a variety of performing arts venues, the annual Cityfolk Cultural Festival, and the Oregon District: a residential and commercial historic district located in southeast downtown Dayton filled with art galleries, specialty shops, pubs, nightclubs and coffee houses.
“I can’t express just how great it is to be part of Numerica. The talent of the individuals coupled with their drive to succeed makes our collective ‘jobs’ so much easier. You hear stories about working with highly motivated groups of people with exceptional abilities, but it’s kind of like winning the lottery, you don’t expect it will happen to you. I won the Numerica lottery almost three years ago, and if you can’t tell, I’m still glowing in the joy of that big win.”
– Juan V.
Numerica Ohio