Work & commute · Jefferson

Work & commute in Jefferson, OH

Most working residents leave Jefferson for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (35%), West Jefferson (9%) and Dublin (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

376 of 3,598 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

18%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,222 Jefferson residents head out of town to work, 376 work right here, and 8,487 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jefferson.

3,222live here, work elsewhere

376live and work here

8,487work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jefferson goes to work

Columbus17.2 mi away

35%1,268

West Jefferson0.5 mi away

9%325

Dublin13.9 mi away

4%134

Hilliard9.7 mi away

4%128

London7.7 mi away

3%117

Grove City14.2 mi away

3%111

Westerville23.9 mi away

2%56

Jefferson (in town)right here

1%51

Groveport23.1 mi away

1%43

Upper Arlington13.5 mi away

1%35

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%1,330

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

How far

How far Jefferson commutes

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

23%

53%

11%

12%

23%Under 10 mi

53%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jefferson is a job hub

2.46jobs 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 Jefferson are

8,863 jobs are based in Jefferson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jefferson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Jefferson

8,863 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities69%

Services (health, schools, offices…)19%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Jefferson residents hold

3,598 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+177%

Jobs based in Jefferson, 2013 → 2023: 3,194 → 8,863. 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.