Work & commute · Osolo

Work & commute in Osolo, IN

Most working residents leave Osolo for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Elkhart (41%), Goshen (7%) and Mishawaka (6%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

17%

2,281 of 13,127 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 10,846 Osolo residents head out of town to work, 2,281 work right here, and 14,412 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Osolo.

10,846live here, work elsewhere

2,281live and work here

14,412work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Osolo goes to work

Elkhart2.4 mi away

41%5,437

Goshen12.1 mi away

7%874

Mishawaka11.7 mi away

6%756

South Bend16.9 mi away

6%741

Bristol6.1 mi away

4%528

Cleveland4.1 mi away

4%469

Middlebury12.9 mi away

2%282

Osolo (in town)right here

2%245

Baugo7.2 mi away

2%205

York11.7 mi away

1%183

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%3,407

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Osolo commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

60%

26%

11%

60%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Osolo is balanced between jobs and homes

1.27jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Osolo are

16,693 jobs are based in Osolo. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Osolo’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Osolo

16,693 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)28%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Osolo residents hold

13,127 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)42%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+15%

Jobs based in Osolo, 2013 → 2023: 14,482 → 16,693. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.