Work & commute · West Logan

Work & commute in West Logan, OH

Most working residents leave West Logan for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Logan (26%), Lancaster (11%) and Columbus (7%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 347 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 345 West Logan residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Logan.

345live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

24work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Logan goes to work

Logan1.2 mi away

26%90

Lancaster16 mi away

11%39

Columbus42.8 mi away

7%25

Athens22.8 mi away

3%10

Falls0.7 mi away

3%10

Nelsonville12.3 mi away

2%8

Greenfield21.1 mi away

2%6

Green5.2 mi away

2%6

Obetz35.5 mi away

1%4

Circleville27.2 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%145

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

How far

How far West Logan commutes

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

34%

24%

22%

20%

34%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Logan is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Logan are

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

Jobs based in West Logan

26 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month58%

Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs West Logan residents hold

347 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+37%

Jobs based in West Logan, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 26. 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.