Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWorthington has higher household incomes than 91% of U.S. towns
23% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). 3.2% of residents are in poverty, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. Jobs and income earn Worthington A; getting around on foot earns it B+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Worthington in brief
More than half of Worthington works in Columbus
3,756 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Columbus, 7.9 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Worthington itself. The commute map ↓
Worthington is where the jobs are
Worthington has 14,750 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 22,000 people are in town, 52% more than the 15,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Worthington residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
A lot of Worthington works from home
23% of Worthington workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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.
Where Worthington’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Worthington is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #78 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Worthington could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The towns that send workers to Worthington
Where Worthington clocks in
53% of workers
5% 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.
Who works in Worthington, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 6,640 residents head out to work, 499 work right here, and 14,251 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Worthington on a workday afternoon, 52% more than live here.
2.1 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.
Where in the region Worthington works
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.
About 20 minutes to work from Worthington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Worthington workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,489 commuters (the 23% 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.
What Worthington’s employers do
14,750 jobs are based in Worthington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Worthington, 2013 → 2023: 13,611 → 14,750. 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 Worthington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Worthington start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Worthington is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #210 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% 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 7,118 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 69% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 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). 2.0% of Worthington households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Worthington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Worthington is 222nd among 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 220 | Medway MA | 13,804 | $174K | 3.3% | 3.8% | 9% | A |
| 221 | Upper Providence Township PA | 10,861 | $151K | 1.8% | 4.5% | 4% | A |
| 222 | Worthington OH | 14,543 | $127K | 3.2% | 3.9% | 7% | A |
| 223 | Madison Township IN | 10,486 | $96K | 4.2% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| 224 | Denville Township NJ | 17,424 | $161K | 1.9% | 4.8% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Worthington, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
How Worthington compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Worthington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington | – | A | B+ | 20 min | $127,382 |
| Sharon Township | under 1% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $127,434 |
| Perry Township | under 1% | A | C− | 20 min | $186,154 |
| Riverlea | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverlea: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Worthington’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 Worthington: questions
What is the median household income in Worthington?
$127,382 (±$10,937) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Worthington?
3.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Worthington?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Worthington work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (53%, 8 mi), Dublin (5%, 7 mi), Westerville (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Worthington walkable?
Worthington is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Worthington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Worthington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Worthington
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.