Photo: User:OHWiki · Public domainUnemployment in Upper Sandusky (2.4%) is lower than in 79% of U.S. towns
About one in three stay in Upper Sandusky for work; outside it, Findlay is the main destination (6%, 24 miles). For jobs and income Upper Sandusky is better than 50% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (B). Home is the office for 3% of workers, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Upper Sandusky in brief
Upper Sandusky is where the jobs are
Upper Sandusky has 5,047 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Few Upper Sandusky workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Upper Sandusky are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker. Time on the road ↓
Upper Sandusky makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Upper Sandusky are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Upper Sandusky residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. The jobs ↓
Upper Sandusky draws workers from far and wide
The 5,047 jobs in Upper Sandusky are filled from a wide area. Upper Sandusky’s own residents hold 20% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Why Upper Sandusky gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Unemployment holds Upper Sandusky’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($67,071, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Sandusky could be anywhere from C− to B+.
In and out of Upper Sandusky on a workday
On a workday 1,929 residents head out to work, 1,029 work right here, and 4,018 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,800 people are in Upper Sandusky on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
1.7 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.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Upper Sandusky
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Sandusky workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,027 commuters (the 3% 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.
Upper Sandusky works in goods: 35% of its jobs
5,047 jobs are based in Upper Sandusky.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Sandusky, 2013 → 2023: 4,790 → 5,047. 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 Upper Sandusky’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Upper Sandusky, and from where
Where Upper Sandusky clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Half of Upper Sandusky commutes less than 16 miles
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.
Getting around Upper Sandusky: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 3,120 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). 10.0% of Upper Sandusky households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Upper Sandusky’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Upper Sandusky is 1,817th of 3,201 U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,815 | Webster NY | 5,761 | $70K | 10.7% | 5.6% | 5% | B− |
| 1,816 | Carolina Beach NC | 6,870 | $94K | 6.0% | 7.8% | 21% | B− |
| 1,817 | Upper Sandusky OH | 6,661 | $67K | 11.7% | 2.4% | 35% | B− |
| 1,818 | Paulden AZ | 4,795 | $92K | 12.3% | 1.5% | 1% | B− |
| 1,819 | Lenox MA | 5,059 | $106K | 8.5% | 6.2% | 21% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,201 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Upper Sandusky, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Upper Sandusky and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Crane Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Sandusky workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Sandusky | – | B− | B | 18 min | $67,071 |
| Crane Township | 2% | B− | B | 18 min | $67,139 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Sandusky’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 Upper Sandusky: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Sandusky?
$67,071 (±$11,498) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Sandusky?
11.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Sandusky?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Sandusky work?
35% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Findlay (6%, 24 mi), Carey (6%, 10 mi), Marion (3%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Sandusky walkable?
Upper Sandusky is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Sandusky without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Sandusky, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Sandusky
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.