Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNew Bloomington has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average, next to 23 for Ohio and 26 for the U.S. There are 14 jobs in New Bloomington, against 148 working residents. Hardly any stay in New Bloomington for work; outside it, Marion Township is the main destination (14%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
New Bloomington by day and by night
On a workday 148 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in New Bloomington on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where New Bloomington goes to work
Where New Bloomington clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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 New Bloomington
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Bloomington, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 14. 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 New Bloomington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in New Bloomington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Bloomington workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 11% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from New Bloomington
About 22% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around New Bloomington: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Bloomington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Bloomington | – | — | — | 29 min | $25,250 |
| Montgomery Township | under 3% | D | B− | 24 min | $67,669 |
| Big Island Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 22 min | $43,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Bloomington’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 New Bloomington: questions
What is the median household income in New Bloomington?
$25,250 (±$16,992) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Bloomington?
65.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Bloomington?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Bloomington work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion Township (14%, 10 mi), Columbus (12%, 45 mi), Marion (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Bloomington 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 New Bloomington, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Bloomington
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.