Work & commute · Violet

Work & commute in Violet, OH

Most working residents leave Violet for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (40%), Pickerington (6%) and Reynoldsburg (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

2,294 of 21,355 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 19,061 Violet residents head out of town to work, 2,294 work right here, and 12,322 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Violet.

19,061live here, work elsewhere

2,294live and work here

12,322work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Violet goes to work

Columbus14.9 mi away

40%8,541

Pickerington1.3 mi away

6%1,258

Violet (in town)right here

3%743

Reynoldsburg6.3 mi away

3%555

Canal Winchester4.6 mi away

2%510

Gahanna13.2 mi away

2%484

Lancaster12.8 mi away

2%480

New Albany14.8 mi away

2%453

Etna6 mi away

2%422

Grove City17.1 mi away

2%403

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%7,506

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

How far

How far Violet commutes

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

30%

51%

15%

30%Under 10 mi

51%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Violet is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Violet are

14,616 jobs are based in Violet. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Violet’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Violet

14,616 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Violet residents hold

21,355 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+26%

Jobs based in Violet, 2013 → 2023: 11,580 → 14,616. 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.