States where people in Ohio are getting new jobs

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August 31, 2021
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States where people in Ohio are getting new jobs

Jobs are one of the biggest reasons people move. Areas with growing job markets like Texas are gaining residents, while states with sluggish markets experience brain drain as workers move to places that can support their careers. Stacker analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau Jobs-to-Jobs Flows to determine the states where people from Oregon are finding the most new jobs. States are ranked by the number of people from Ohio that started a new job in the second quarter of 2020. Data is not available for Alaska, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

In Q2 2020, 22,978 people from Ohio started a job in another state. Keep reading to find out which states were most common.

#20. New Jersey

- Started a new job in New Jersey from Ohio in Q2 2020: 248
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from New Jersey in Q2 2020: 232
--- #14 most common destination from New Jersey
- Net job flow: 16 to New Jersey

#19. Missouri

- Started a new job in Missouri from Ohio in Q2 2020: 304
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Missouri in Q2 2020: 292
--- #13 most common destination from Missouri
- Net job flow: 12 to Missouri

#18. Wisconsin

- Started a new job in Wisconsin from Ohio in Q2 2020: 319
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Wisconsin in Q2 2020: 223
--- #11 most common destination from Wisconsin
- Net job flow: 96 to Wisconsin

#17. Colorado

- Started a new job in Colorado from Ohio in Q2 2020: 363
--- 1.6% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Colorado in Q2 2020: 350
--- #17 most common destination from Colorado
- Net job flow: 13 to Colorado

#16. South Carolina

- Started a new job in South Carolina from Ohio in Q2 2020: 407
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from South Carolina in Q2 2020: 328
--- #10 most common destination from South Carolina
- Net job flow: 79 to South Carolina

#15. Arizona

- Started a new job in Arizona from Ohio in Q2 2020: 412
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Arizona in Q2 2020: 303
--- #12 most common destination from Arizona
- Net job flow: 109 to Arizona

#14. New York

- Started a new job in New York from Ohio in Q2 2020: 546
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from New York in Q2 2020: 742
--- #11 most common destination from New York
- Net job flow: 196 to Ohio

#13. Virginia

- Started a new job in Virginia from Ohio in Q2 2020: 556
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Virginia in Q2 2020: 501
--- #13 most common destination from Virginia
- Net job flow: 55 to Virginia

#12. Georgia

- Started a new job in Georgia from Ohio in Q2 2020: 621
--- 2.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Georgia in Q2 2020: 620
--- #10 most common destination from Georgia
- Net job flow: 1 to Georgia

#11. Tennessee

- Started a new job in Tennessee from Ohio in Q2 2020: 658
--- 2.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Tennessee in Q2 2020: 599
--- #9 most common destination from Tennessee
- Net job flow: 59 to Tennessee

#10. California

- Started a new job in California from Ohio in Q2 2020: 669
--- 2.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from California in Q2 2020: 832
--- #17 most common destination from California
- Net job flow: 163 to Ohio

#9. North Carolina

- Started a new job in North Carolina from Ohio in Q2 2020: 814
--- 3.5% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from North Carolina in Q2 2020: 648
--- #10 most common destination from North Carolina
- Net job flow: 166 to North Carolina

#8. Illinois

- Started a new job in Illinois from Ohio in Q2 2020: 844
--- 3.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Illinois in Q2 2020: 776
--- #9 most common destination from Illinois
- Net job flow: 68 to Illinois

#7. Texas

- Started a new job in Texas from Ohio in Q2 2020: 1,060
--- 4.6% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Texas in Q2 2020: 1,093
--- #18 most common destination from Texas
- Net job flow: 33 to Ohio

#6. West Virginia

- Started a new job in West Virginia from Ohio in Q2 2020: 1,355
--- 5.9% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from West Virginia in Q2 2020: 1,559
--- #1 most common destination from West Virginia
- Net job flow: 204 to Ohio

#5. Florida

- Started a new job in Florida from Ohio in Q2 2020: 1,547
--- 6.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Florida in Q2 2020: 1,673
--- #11 most common destination from Florida
- Net job flow: 126 to Ohio

#4. Indiana

- Started a new job in Indiana from Ohio in Q2 2020: 1,799
--- 7.8% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Indiana in Q2 2020: 1,819
--- #3 most common destination from Indiana
- Net job flow: 20 to Ohio

#3. Pennsylvania

- Started a new job in Pennsylvania from Ohio in Q2 2020: 1,914
--- 8.3% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Pennsylvania in Q2 2020: 2,080
--- #4 most common destination from Pennsylvania
- Net job flow: 166 to Ohio

#2. Michigan

- Started a new job in Michigan from Ohio in Q2 2020: 1,935
--- 8.4% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Michigan in Q2 2020: 1,756
--- #1 most common destination from Michigan
- Net job flow: 179 to Michigan

#1. Kentucky

- Started a new job in Kentucky from Ohio in Q2 2020: 3,845
--- 16.7% of total new out-of-state jobs
- Started a new job in Ohio from Kentucky in Q2 2020: 3,688
--- #1 most common destination from Kentucky
- Net job flow: 157 to Kentucky

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