With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of West Logan works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute from West Logan lasts 24 minutes (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). 26 jobs are based in West Logan; 347 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets West Logan apart on work
West Logan is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in West Logan, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Logan has about 500 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
West Logan and Logan trade workers both ways
Logan is the top workplace for West Logan residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in West Logan come from (35% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few West Logan workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 347 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes West Logan
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in West Logan on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
26% of working residents work in Logan
Where West Logan clocks in
26% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from West Logan: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Logan workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 commuters (the 0% 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.
A place that makes things: 31% of West Logan’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Logan, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 26. 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 West Logan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far West Logan goes to work
About 20% 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.
Bordering towns draw 26% of West Logan’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Logan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Logan | – | — | — | 24 min | $27,635 |
| Logan | 26% | C− | B− | 24 min | $57,882 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Logan. Darker towns draw more of West Logan’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 West Logan: questions
What is the median household income in West Logan?
$27,635 (±$6,066) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Logan?
16.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Logan?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Logan work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (26%, 1 mi), Lancaster (11%, 16 mi), Columbus (7%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Logan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 29% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Logan, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Logan
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.