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Work & commute · Westerville

Work & commute in Westerville, OH

Most working residents leave Westerville for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (46%), Dublin (4%) and New Albany (2%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
11%
1,961 of 18,391 working residents
Typical commute
10 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
19 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
27%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 16,430 Westerville residents head out of town to work, 1,961 work right here, and 30,585 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Westerville.

16,430live here, work elsewhere
1,961live and work here
30,585work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Westerville goes to work

WorthingtonUpper ArlingtonReynoldsburgHilliardGahannaWestervilleDublinNew AlbanyDelawareColumbusOrangeSharonGenoaBlendonColumbusDublinNew AlbanyGahannaWorthingtonOrangeGenoaHilliardUpper ArlingtonWesterville
1
Columbus10.3 mi away
46%8,386
2
Westerville (in town)right here
11%1,961
3
Dublin12.3 mi away
4%804
4
New Albany7.8 mi away
2%387
5
Gahanna6.3 mi away
2%376
6
Worthington5.9 mi away
2%357
7
Orange5.7 mi away
2%298
8
Genoa3.5 mi away
2%281
9
Hilliard14.3 mi away
1%192
10
Upper Arlington10.6 mi away
1%162
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%5,187

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

How far

How far Westerville commutes

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

50%Under 10 mi
33%10–24 mi
3%25–50 mi
14%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Westerville is a job hub

1.77jobs per working resident
A job hub

1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Westerville are

32,546 jobs are based in Westerville. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Westerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Westerville

32,546 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)12%
Trade, transport & utilities10%
Services (health, schools, offices…)78%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Westerville residents hold

18,391 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)9%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)73%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%
Over $3,333 a month69%