For more than half of its working residents, Walesboro is a commute to Columbus
Employers in Walesboro report 52 jobs; 97 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 33% of workers; Indiana has 11%. Hardly any work in Walesboro; the top destination outside it is Columbus (54%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Walesboro, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Walesboro on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.54 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Walesboro to work: where people go
Where Walesboro clocks in
54% of workers
6% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A place that makes things: 65% of Walesboro’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walesboro, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 52. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Walesboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Walesboro
of Walesboro workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 33% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Walesboro commutes
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Walesboro: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walesboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walesboro | – | — | — | — | $122,632 |
| Bethel Village | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bethel Village: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walesboro’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Walesboro: questions
What is the median household income in Walesboro?
$122,632 (±$120,251) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walesboro?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Walesboro work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Walesboro without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walesboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walesboro
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.