Work & commute · Van Wert

Work & commute in Van Wert, OH

About one in 3 of Van Wert’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (4%), Hoaglin (4%) and Lima (2%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

39%

2,073 of 5,299 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 3,226 Van Wert residents head out of town to work, 2,073 work right here, and 5,366 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Van Wert.

3,226live here, work elsewhere

2,073live and work here

5,366work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Van Wert goes to work

Van Wert (in town)right here

39%2,073

Fort Wayne, IN32.8 mi away

4%220

Hoaglin6.1 mi away

4%192

Lima26.4 mi away

2%122

Columbus103.9 mi away

2%90

Decatur, IN17.9 mi away

2%81

Ridge3.5 mi away

2%80

Delphos13.2 mi away

1%77

Celina21.5 mi away

1%64

Shawnee24.9 mi away

1%63

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%2,237

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

How far

How far Van Wert commutes

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

47%

16%

18%

19%

47%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Van Wert is balanced between jobs and homes

1.40jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Van Wert are

7,439 jobs are based in Van Wert. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Van Wert’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Van Wert

7,439 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Van Wert residents hold

5,299 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+9%

Jobs based in Van Wert, 2013 → 2023: 6,809 → 7,439. 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.