Work & commute · Sylvania

Work & commute in Sylvania, OH

Most working residents leave Sylvania for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Toledo (36%), Sylvania (9%) and Maumee (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

904 of 8,713 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 7,809 Sylvania residents head out of town to work, 904 work right here, and 8,412 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sylvania.

7,809live here, work elsewhere

904live and work here

8,412work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sylvania goes to work

Toledo7.4 mi away

36%3,119

Sylvania (in town)right here

10%904

Sylvania1.2 mi away

9%780

Maumee9.5 mi away

3%290

Perrysburg12.3 mi away

2%212

Perrysburg14.1 mi away

2%204

Springfield6.4 mi away

2%171

Columbus125 mi away

2%158

Northwood13.6 mi away

2%135

Bowling Green23.2 mi away

1%129

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%2,611

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

How far

How far Sylvania commutes

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

57%

22%

16%

57%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sylvania is balanced between jobs and homes

1.07jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Sylvania are

9,316 jobs are based in Sylvania. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sylvania’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Sylvania

9,316 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)87%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Sylvania residents hold

8,713 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−8%

Jobs based in Sylvania, 2013 → 2023: 10,096 → 9,316. 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.