Work & commute · Kelleys Island

Work & commute in Kelleys Island, OH

Most working residents leave Kelleys Island for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Sandusky (19%), Perkins (15%) and Norwalk (6%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 107 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

88%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 105 Kelleys Island residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kelleys Island.

105live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

44work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Kelleys Island goes to work

Sandusky10.1 mi away

19%20

Perkins14.4 mi away

15%16

Norwalk25.2 mi away

6%6

Monroeville24.8 mi away

3%3

Huron16 mi away

3%3

Castalia14.6 mi away

2%2

Milan22.4 mi away

2%2

Kelleys Island (in town)right here

2%2

Tiffin41.6 mi away

2%2

Middleburg Heights48.9 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%49

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

How far

How far Kelleys Island commutes

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

45%

21%

27%

7%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Kelleys Island is a commuter town

0.43jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Kelleys Island are

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

Jobs based in Kelleys Island

46 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities37%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Kelleys Island residents hold

107 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+39%

Jobs based in Kelleys Island, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 46. 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.