Photo: Pythaglio · CC BY-SA 2.0Columbus draws about half of Westerville’s working residents
For jobs and income Westerville is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (A−). Measured by household income, Westerville is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 4.6 in Columbus.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Westerville: the figures worth knowing
Home offices are common in Westerville
27% of Westerville workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Westerville is where the jobs are
Westerville has 32,546 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Westerville
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (5.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Westerville could be anywhere from A to A+.
Where the people who work in Westerville live
Where Westerville clocks in
46% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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.
About 19 minutes each way for Westerville’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westerville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,035 commuters (the 27% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Westerville
On a workday 16,430 residents head out to work, 1,961 work right here, and 30,585 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52,000 people are in Westerville on a workday afternoon, 37% more than live here.
1.8 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.
67% of the jobs in Westerville pay over $3,333 a month
32,546 jobs are based in Westerville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westerville, 2013 → 2023: 29,938 → 32,546. 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 Westerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Westerville
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.
Westerville is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 19,218 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 12% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.7% of Westerville households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Westerville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Westerville is 79th of 1,113 U.S. towns of 27,000 to 52,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Lower Macungie Township PA | 33,507 | $125K | 2.7% | 3.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 78 | Morrisville NC | 32,466 | $125K | 3.1% | 3.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 79 | Westerville OH | 38,165 | $109K | 5.6% | 2.2% | 11% | A+ |
| 80 | Kaysville UT | 33,307 | $133K | 3.4% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 81 | Elmhurst IL | 46,111 | $150K | 3.3% | 4.3% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,113 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Westerville, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 50% of Westerville’s workers
The biggest share goes to Columbus (46%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westerville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerville | – | A+ | A− | 19 min | $109,404 |
| Blendon Township | under 1% | A | B+ | 22 min | $102,089 |
| Genoa Township | 2% | A+ | C | 24 min | $176,937 |
| Columbus | 46% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,082 |
| Orange Township | 2% | A | B+ | 23 min | $146,212 |
| Sharon Township | under 1% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $127,434 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Westerville’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 Westerville: questions
What is the median household income in Westerville?
$109,404 (±$5,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westerville?
5.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westerville?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westerville work?
11% work in town.
Is Westerville walkable?
Westerville is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Westerville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westerville
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.