Work & commute · London

Work & commute in London, OH

Most working residents leave London for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (23%), West Jefferson (5%) and Dublin (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

19%

881 of 4,610 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,729 London residents head out of town to work, 881 work right here, and 4,682 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in London.

3,729live here, work elsewhere

881live and work here

4,682work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where London goes to work

Columbus24.5 mi away

23%1,062

London (in town)right here

19%881

West Jefferson7.3 mi away

5%216

Dublin21.3 mi away

3%136

Grove City19.5 mi away

3%125

Union2.1 mi away

2%103

Hilliard17.4 mi away

2%73

Springfield19.3 mi away

2%73

Westerville31.6 mi away

1%53

Marysville22.7 mi away

1%45

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%1,843

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

How far

How far London commutes

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

28%

34%

25%

14%

28%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

London is balanced between jobs and homes

1.21jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in London are

5,563 jobs are based in London. Here is what they are, next to the jobs London’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in London

5,563 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs London residents hold

4,610 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+19%

Jobs based in London, 2013 → 2023: 4,686 → 5,563. 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.