Photo: Berniethomas68 at English Wikipedia · Public domainColumbus draws about two in five of Pickerington’s working residents
21% of workers have no commute at all; Ohio has 13%. The two grades for Pickerington are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Pickerington is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pickerington in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Pickerington
64% of Pickerington residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Pickerington pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Pickerington are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Pickerington’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
A lot of Pickerington works from home
21% of Pickerington workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Pickerington has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Pickerington went from 4,918 in 2013 to 6,743 in 2023, +37%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Pickerington
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pickerington is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #108 of 992 in Ohio. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pickerington could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Services make up most of the work in Pickerington
6,743 jobs are based in Pickerington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pickerington, 2013 → 2023: 4,918 → 6,743. 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 Pickerington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Pickerington’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pickerington workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,128 commuters (the 21% 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.
How many people are in Pickerington by day
On a workday 10,435 residents head out to work, 720 work right here, and 6,023 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Pickerington on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Pickerington work
Where Pickerington clocks in
40% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Pickerington
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 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 Pickerington is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pickerington is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #575 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 12,858 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Pickerington households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Pickerington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pickerington places 222nd of 1,645 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 18,000 to 36,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| 4 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 220 | San Carlos CA | 29,261 | $237K | 3.3% | 5.0% | 8% | A |
| 221 | Vernon Hills IL | 26,825 | $122K | 6.1% | 3.2% | 7% | A |
| 222 | Pickerington OH | 26,333 | $112K | 3.6% | 3.5% | 6% | A |
| 223 | Perry Hall MD | 29,105 | $106K | 6.8% | 2.0% | 4% | A |
| 224 | Plum PA | 26,225 | $99K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,645 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Pickerington, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
46% of Pickerington works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Columbus (40%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pickerington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickerington | – | A | C+ | 27 min | $111,833 |
| Columbus | 40% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| Violet Township | 3% | A | C+ | 27 min | $122,471 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 23 min | $89,239 |
| Reynoldsburg | 3% | B | B+ | 25 min | $72,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pickerington’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 Pickerington: questions
What is the median household income in Pickerington?
$111,833 (±$15,657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pickerington?
3.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pickerington?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pickerington work?
6% work in town.
Is Pickerington walkable?
Pickerington is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pickerington without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pickerington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pickerington
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.