Work & commute · West Alexandria

Work & commute in West Alexandria, OH

Most working residents leave West Alexandria for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Eaton (15%), Dayton (9%) and Lanier (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34 of 582 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 548 West Alexandria residents head out of town to work, 34 work right here, and 352 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Alexandria.

548live here, work elsewhere

34live and work here

352work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Alexandria goes to work

Eaton5.2 mi away

15%90

Dayton18.1 mi away

9%51

West Alexandria (in town)right here

6%34

Lanier2.9 mi away

3%18

Columbus83.9 mi away

3%16

Richmond, IN19.8 mi away

3%15

Lewisburg7.3 mi away

3%15

Vandalia20.5 mi away

2%12

Huber Heights23.8 mi away

2%12

Brookville9.1 mi away

2%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%309

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

How far

How far West Alexandria commutes

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

35%

38%

12%

15%

35%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Alexandria is a commuter town

0.66jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Alexandria are

386 jobs are based in West Alexandria. Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Alexandria’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in West Alexandria

386 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs West Alexandria residents hold

582 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+43%

Jobs based in West Alexandria, 2013 → 2023: 269 → 386. 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.