Jobs and the daily commute in West Millgrove
Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 13% for Ohio as a whole. Hardly any work in West Millgrove itself; outside it, Fostoria draws the most (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in West Millgrove, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in West Millgrove on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of West Millgrove: the destinations
Where West Millgrove clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
A commute of about 26 minutes in West Millgrove
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Millgrove workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 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.
How far West Millgrove goes to work
About 23% 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.
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 Millgrove: questions
What is the median household income in West Millgrove?
$98,333 (±$47,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Millgrove?
8.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Millgrove?
26 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 Millgrove work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fostoria (13%, 7 mi), Findlay (13%, 16 mi), Bowling Green (11%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Millgrove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Millgrove, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Millgrove
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.