Work & commute · Berlin

Work & commute in Berlin, OH

Most working residents leave Berlin for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Berlin (12%), Walnut Creek (7%) and Columbus (6%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

19%

328 of 1,740 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 1,412 Berlin residents head out of town to work, 328 work right here, and 3,924 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Berlin.

1,412live here, work elsewhere

328live and work here

3,924work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Berlin goes to work

Berlin0.6 mi away

12%207

Walnut Creek5.7 mi away

7%130

Berlin (in town)right here

7%121

Columbus73.1 mi away

6%109

Salt Creek5.3 mi away

5%84

Paint7.8 mi away

4%74

Clark6.3 mi away

4%65

Mechanic5.8 mi away

3%50

Hardy5.7 mi away

3%47

Mount Hope5.4 mi away

2%41

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%812

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

How far

How far Berlin commutes

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

60%

12%

23%

60%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Berlin is a job hub

2.44jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Berlin are

4,252 jobs are based in Berlin. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Berlin’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Berlin

4,252 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)51%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)18%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Berlin residents hold

1,740 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)46%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)29%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+20%

Jobs based in Berlin, 2013 → 2023: 3,535 → 4,252. 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.