Work & commute · Norwalk

Work & commute in Norwalk, OH

About one in 3 of Norwalk’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sandusky (6%), Perkins (4%) and Milan (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

30%

2,261 of 7,568 working residents

Typical commute

12 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 5,307 Norwalk residents head out of town to work, 2,261 work right here, and 6,353 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Norwalk.

5,307live here, work elsewhere

2,261live and work here

6,353work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Norwalk goes to work

Norwalk (in town)right here

30%2,261

Sandusky15.6 mi away

6%445

Perkins11.3 mi away

4%317

Milan4.9 mi away

3%219

Monroeville4.9 mi away

3%195

Columbus89.2 mi away

2%176

Bellevue12.2 mi away

2%175

Norwalk1.8 mi away

2%169

Margaretta17.1 mi away

2%144

Cleveland50.8 mi away

2%131

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%3,336

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

How far

How far Norwalk commutes

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

44%

25%

12%

19%

44%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Norwalk is balanced between jobs and homes

1.14jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Norwalk are

8,614 jobs are based in Norwalk. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norwalk’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Norwalk

8,614 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Norwalk residents hold

7,568 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+16%

Jobs based in Norwalk, 2013 → 2023: 7,406 → 8,614. 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.