Work & commute · Wilmington

Work & commute in Wilmington, IN

About one in 4 of Wilmington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Butler (16%), Fort Wayne (14%) and Auburn (8%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
23%
440 of 1,878 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,438 Wilmington residents head out of town to work, 440 work right here, and 4,335 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wilmington.

1,438live here, work elsewhere
440live and work here
4,335work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Wilmington goes to work

ButlerWaterlooGarrettKendallvilleAngolaAuburnElkhartFort WayneHicksvilleCedar CreekConcordUnionSpencerJacksonFranklinStaffordWilmingtonButlerFort WayneAuburnAngolaElkhartKendallvilleWaterlooGarrettSpencerWilmington
1
Butler2.7 mi away
16%297
2
Fort Wayne24.7 mi away
14%269
3
Auburn8 mi away
8%152
4
Wilmington (in town)right here
8%143
5
Angola17.9 mi away
5%98
6
Elkhart58.2 mi away
4%72
7
Kendallville18.4 mi away
3%62
8
Waterloo7.9 mi away
3%51
9
Garrett11.6 mi away
2%42
10
Spencer7.8 mi away
2%39
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%653

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

How far

How far Wilmington commutes

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

36%Under 10 mi
36%10–24 mi
11%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Wilmington is a job hub

2.54jobs per working resident
A job hub

2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Wilmington are

4,775 jobs are based in Wilmington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wilmington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Wilmington

4,775 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)69%
Trade, transport & utilities12%
Services (health, schools, offices…)18%
$1,250 a month or less7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month13%
Over $3,333 a month80%

Jobs Wilmington residents hold

1,878 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)41%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)43%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month59%
+28%

Jobs based in Wilmington, 2013 → 2023: 3,719 → 4,775. 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.

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