Greene County, Ohio

Greene County, Ohio
Through its local and regional assets, Greene County, its residents and workforce, and its
business community are primed and conditioned to support the growth of businesses from small
retail to large industrial, as well as agriculture to aerospace.
• Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB): Greene County is home to WPAFB, which is
the single largest employer in the state of Ohio (29,000 employees), and is home to the Air
Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Institute of Technology, and the headquarters of the Air
Force Material Command)
• Location:
Greene County roads have access to Interstates 70, 71, and/or 675. Estimated
commute times to other local markets include:
o Columbus, Ohio - 1 hour
o Cincinnati, Ohio - 1 hour
o Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 hour 48 minutes
• Education: Greene County is home to six 4-year universities that offer degrees in various
undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs and two of the top ten computer training
programs in the Dayton Region (Source: Dayton Business Journal's 2008 Book ofLists). The
County is also home to a number ofK-12 school districts, including 2 districts that are rated
"Excellent with Distinction" within the State of Ohio
• Largest Private Employers: Unison Industries, MacAulay Brown, Northrop Grumman, SAlC,
Wright-Patt Credit Union, Ball Aerospace & Technology Corp., CACI, Riverside Research and
YSI, a Xylem Brand
• Developable L~nd: While Greene County is fortunate not to have an abundance of vacant,
available facilities, it does have over 1000 acres available for development. Over 650 acres are
located within a 10 minute drive to Wright Patterson Air Force Base and Interstate 675.
Commercial and Industrial parks in Greene County with available land include: Valle Greene
North and Commerce·Center Park in Fairborn, Mission Point and The Research Park in
Beavercreek, the OVCR Technology Park and Xenia Industrial Park in Xenia, and the Center
for Business Education in Yellow Springs
• Innovation: From 2000-2008, companies located in Greene County were awarded
$163,433,196.18 in Small Business Innovative Research Grants/Small Business Technology
Transfer Grants (SBIRISTTR), which is 61 % of the total number of grants awarded to
companies in the Dayton Region and 24.7% of the total number of grants awarded to companies
in the State of Ohio.
• Other Amenities: Greene County has a low cost of living, low commute times within the
Dayton Region and to other markets, and has a strong retail base to satisfy the needs of citizens
in Greene County and the Dayton Region
Facts and Figures
Population
• Population: 164,771 (2011)
Labor Force
• Labor Force: 79,300 (2012)
• Unemployment Rate:
6.3% (December, 2012)
• Median Age: 37
• Bachelor's Degree or Higher:
34.6%
• High School or Higher:
92.7%
• Associates or Technical Degree: 9.2%
• Private Union Rate: 4.5%
Hieber Education and Training
• Advanced Technical Intelligence Center
(ATIC)
• Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
• Antioch University Midwest
• Cedarville University
• Central State University
• Clark State Community College
• DeVry University
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• EMTEC Edison Technology Center
• Franklin University
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Greene County Career Center
Harrison College
Sinclair Community College
Strayer University
Wilberforce University
Wilmington College
Wittenberg University
Wright State University
University of Dayton