Jobs and earnings in West Rushville, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute from West Rushville lasts 29 minutes (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 3% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. Hardly any stay in West Rushville for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (25%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in West Rushville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 98 people are in West Rushville on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of West Rushville: the destinations
Where West Rushville clocks in
25% of workers
18% of workers
6% 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.
Time on the road from West Rushville: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Rushville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 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.
How far it is to work from West Rushville
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
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 2024, 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 Rushville: questions
What is the median household income in West Rushville?
$76,875 (±$11,829) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Rushville?
3.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Rushville?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Rushville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (25%, 32 mi), Lancaster (18%, 9 mi), Richland Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Rushville 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 West Rushville, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Rushville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.