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Work & commute in Dupont · A commuter town

100% of Dupont’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Dupont for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ottawa (13%), Kalida (6%) and Lima (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Work in town
0%
0 of 88 working residents
Typical commute
17 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Time each way
37 min
More than OH (23 min)
Work from home
8%
Less than OH (13%)
Jobs based here
8
A commuter town

What kind of work town is Dupont?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

13% of working residents work in Ottawa

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Fort WayneMiller City: 3 residents work here (3%)Benton RidgeDupontOttoville: 3 residents work here (3%)Continental: 3 residents work here (3%)Holgate: 2 residents work here (2%)Kalida: 5 residents work here (6%)Ottawa: 11 residents work here (13%)Napoleon: 3 residents work here (3%)Lima: 5 residents work here (6%)Defiance: 5 residents work here (6%)Findlay: 3 residents work here (3%)PalmerOttawaShilohOttawaKalidaLimaDefianceMiller CityOttovilleDupont
1
Ottawa14.1 mi away
13%11
2
Kalida7.8 mi away
6%5
3
Lima23.9 mi away
6%5
4
Defiance16 mi away
6%5
5
Miller City9.5 mi away
3%3
6
Ottoville8.6 mi away
3%3
7
Continental3.4 mi away
3%3
8
Napoleon25.4 mi away
3%3
9
Findlay34.5 mi away
3%3
10
Holgate16.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%45
The top trips

Where Dupont clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Time on the road

About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

A year of commuting
280 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Dupont37 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Dupont workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
Day and night

Dupont quiets down on a workday

On a workday 88 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

88live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night290
Workday210
290live here− 88head out to work+ 8come in to work= 210on a workday

About 210 people are in Dupont on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of Dupont commutes less than 17 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi40 miOttawa: 13% · 14.1 miKalida: 6% · 7.8 miLima: 6% · 23.9 miDefiance: 6% · 16 miMiller City: 3% · 9.5 miOttoville: 3% · 8.6 miContinental: 3% · 3.4 miNapoleon: 3% · 25.4 miFindlay: 3% · 34.5 miHolgate: 2% · 16.1 miOttawa 13%Kalida 6%Lima 6%Defiance 6%Miller City 3%Dupont
DupontTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi18 residents
50%10–24 mi44 residents
16%25–50 mi14 residents
14%Over 50 mi12 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

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

Jobs based in DupontJobs Dupont residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%45%
Trade, transport & utilities0%13%
Services: health, schools, offices100%42%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month75%17%
Over $3,333 a month13%66%

Who does it

29 or younger38%22%
30 to 5438%51%
55 and older25%27%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The 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 says. A 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 surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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