Work & commute · Apple Valley

Work & commute in Apple Valley, OH

Most working residents leave Apple Valley for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (29%), Columbus (6%) and Gambier (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

55 of 1,976 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,921 Apple Valley residents head out of town to work, 55 work right here, and 143 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Apple Valley.

1,921live here, work elsewhere

55live and work here

143work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Apple Valley goes to work

Mount Vernon7.8 mi away

29%577

Columbus45.7 mi away

6%124

Gambier4.6 mi away

3%65

Newark25.4 mi away

3%57

Apple Valley (in town)right here

3%55

Miller12.9 mi away

2%49

Howard2.2 mi away

2%44

Mansfield24.8 mi away

2%35

Danville4.8 mi away

2%30

Clinton10 mi away

1%28

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%912

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

How far

How far Apple Valley commutes

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

44%

11%

29%

16%

44%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

29%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Apple Valley is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.10 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Apple Valley are

198 jobs are based in Apple Valley. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Apple Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Apple Valley

198 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Apple Valley residents hold

1,976 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+85%

Jobs based in Apple Valley, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 198. 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.