Work & commute · Willard

Work & commute in Willard, OH

About one in 4 of Willard’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are New Haven (9%), Norwalk (6%) and Shelby (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

660 of 2,506 working residents

Typical commute

14 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 1,846 Willard residents head out of town to work, 660 work right here, and 2,769 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Willard.

1,846live here, work elsewhere

660live and work here

2,769work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Willard goes to work

Willard (in town)right here

26%660

New Haven3.1 mi away

9%219

Norwalk14.6 mi away

6%141

Shelby12 mi away

4%88

Mansfield22.1 mi away

3%68

Columbus75 mi away

3%66

Ontario20.4 mi away

2%62

Richmond3.7 mi away

2%48

Greenwich10.8 mi away

2%45

Cleveland61.7 mi away

2%38

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%1,071

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

How far

How far Willard commutes

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

39%

27%

11%

22%

39%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Willard is balanced between jobs and homes

1.37jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Willard are

3,429 jobs are based in Willard. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Willard’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Willard

3,429 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)57%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)32%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Willard residents hold

2,506 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)41%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−8%

Jobs based in Willard, 2013 → 2023: 3,723 → 3,429. 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.