Photo: Derek Jensen (Tysto) · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Kelleys Island works elsewhere
Kelleys Island has 43 jobs, against 115 working residents. Only 2% stay in Kelleys Island for work; outside it, Perkins Township is the main destination (23%, 14 miles). 88% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Kelleys Island
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Kelleys Island on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Kelleys Island: the destinations
Where Kelleys Island clocks in
23% of workers
22% 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.
Jobs in Kelleys Island: what the 43 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kelleys Island, 2014 → 2024: 30 → 43. 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 Kelleys Island’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kelleys Island
of Kelleys Island workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 commuters (the 88% 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.
Kelleys Island’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
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 Kelleys Island: questions
What is the median household income in Kelleys Island?
$82,917 (±$52,540) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kelleys Island?
3.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kelleys Island work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perkins Township (23%, 14 mi), Sandusky (22%, 10 mi), Bellevue (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kelleys Island 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 Kelleys Island, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kelleys Island
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.