Jersey has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 2% of workers, against 13% across Ohio. Jersey has 11 jobs, against 182 working residents. Hardly any stay in Jersey for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (34%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Jersey, and who commutes in
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Jersey on a workday afternoon, 56% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Jersey to work: where people go
Where Jersey clocks in
34% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 kinds of work in Jersey
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jersey, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 11. 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 Jersey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Jersey
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jersey workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 commuters (the 2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Jersey
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.
Around Jersey: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to New Albany (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jersey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | – | — | — | 29 min | $151,827 |
| New Albany | 6% | A+ | B | 22 min | $238,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jersey’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 Jersey: questions
What is the median household income in Jersey?
$151,827 (±$30,869) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jersey?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jersey?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jersey work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (34%, 15 mi), New Albany (6%, 4 mi), Westerville (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jersey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jersey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jersey
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.