Work & commute · Marion

Work & commute in Marion, OH

About one in 3 of Marion’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Marion (17%), Columbus (11%) and Delaware (4%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

5,657 of 17,117 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 11,460 Marion residents head out of town to work, 5,657 work right here, and 12,553 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Marion.

11,460live here, work elsewhere

5,657live and work here

12,553work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Marion goes to work

Marion0.5 mi away

17%2,909

Marion (in town)right here

16%2,748

Columbus43.3 mi away

11%1,866

Delaware22 mi away

4%721

Claridon6 mi away

3%457

Marysville28.8 mi away

2%320

Mansfield33.4 mi away

1%235

Upper Sandusky17.4 mi away

1%226

Dublin33.8 mi away

1%202

Allen31 mi away

1%195

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%7,238

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

How far

How far Marion commutes

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

38%

11%

31%

19%

38%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

31%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Marion is balanced between jobs and homes

1.06jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Marion are

18,210 jobs are based in Marion. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marion’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Marion

18,210 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Marion residents hold

17,117 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+4%

Jobs based in Marion, 2013 → 2023: 17,519 → 18,210. 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.