Of important note, Ottsville is also a town of artists. Ottsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ottsville’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.47% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Ottsville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, Ottsville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Ottsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Ottsville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Ottsville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Ottsville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ottsville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ottsville may be for you.
In Ottsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
