Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Dublin earn more than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. Below the poverty line: 3.2% of residents, next to 13.3% across Ohio. Jobs and income earn Dublin A+; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Dublin apart
Home offices are common in Dublin
32% of Dublin workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Dublin and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Dublin residents (44%) and also where the most people who work in Dublin come from (33% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Dublin is where the jobs are
Dublin has 49,833 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 76,000 people are in town, 54% more than the 49,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Dublin
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dublin is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #28 of 992 in Ohio. Household income is its strongest input ($160,296, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dublin could be anywhere from A to A+.
How long Dublin spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dublin workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,724 commuters (the 31% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% 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.
The daily trip into Dublin
Where Dublin clocks in
44% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Dublin
On a workday 19,819 residents head out to work, 3,462 work right here, and 46,371 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76,000 people are in Dublin on a workday afternoon, 54% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
70% of the jobs in Dublin pay over $3,333 a month
49,833 jobs are based in Dublin.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dublin, 2013 → 2023: 41,275 → 49,833. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dublin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Dublin, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Dublin is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dublin is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #368 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 24,411 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.5% of Dublin households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Dublin’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Dublin ranks: 10th of 927 U.S. towns of 34,000 to 66,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Severna Park MD | 40,228 | $170K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| 9 | Wildwood MO | 34,955 | $161K | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 10 | Dublin OH | 49,094 | $160K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| 11 | Brentwood TN | 45,313 | $182K | 3.6% | 2.6% | 12% | A+ |
| 12 | Brookfield WI | 41,448 | $130K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 12% | A+ |
| 13 | Washington Township OH | 51,915 | $148K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 927 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Dublin, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
45% of Dublin works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Columbus (44%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dublin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | – | A+ | B | 23 min | $160,296 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 23 min | $147,542 |
| Columbus | 44% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| Jerome Township | 1% | A+ | D | 29 min | $175,797 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | A | D | 32 min | $153,941 |
| Shawnee Hills | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 2% | A | C− | 20 min | $186,154 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 27 min | $186,707 |
Same-state neighbors only. Shawnee Hills: the same community as the shawnee hills cdp of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dublin’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 2023, 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 Dublin: questions
What is the median household income in Dublin?
$160,296 (±$11,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dublin?
3.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dublin?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dublin work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (44%, 12 mi), Hilliard (3%, 6 mi), Westerville (2%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dublin walkable?
Dublin is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dublin without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dublin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dublin
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.