Jobs in Delaware, Ohio

Working in Delaware

Delaware sits at the north end of the Columbus metro, far enough out that it still reads as its own town rather than a subdivision of the city. That matters when you are job hunting. Delaware is the county seat and it has a working local job base, warehousing, manufacturing, a hospital and a university, so a share of the people here work in town instead of driving anywhere. Others head south on US-23 every morning toward the Polaris and Worthington corridor. In Delaware, where you work is a real choice between those two rather than a default.

Who hires here

Delaware has an employment base of its own, and the anchor employers in town sit across five different sectors. Between distribution, manufacturing, a hospital and a college campus, the work here is not all one kind:

• Kroger Great Lakes Distribution Center, grocery distribution and warehousing.
• Greif, Inc., industrial packaging, headquartered in Delaware.
• Ohio Wesleyan University, higher education.
• OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital, healthcare.
• PPG Industries, chemical and coatings manufacturing.

What is actually posted changes week to week, so check the Delaware listings rather than guessing. If evenings or overnights suit you better, look at second and third shift jobs in the same search.

The commute reality

US-23 is the spine of Delaware and the main north-south route into the rest of the metro. A large share of residents drive it south every morning toward Polaris, Worthington, Westerville and Dublin, and traffic on 23 is the standing local complaint here, so plan your mornings around that rather than around a clear run. Going east and west you have US-42, SR-37 and SR-36, and SR-36 or SR-37 is how you reach I-71 if your job sits on that side of the region.

What separates Delaware from most of the outer ring is that there are jobs in town, so the drive south is not automatic. Look at Delaware listings first, widen to Columbus jobs if nothing local fits, and set job alerts for both.

Common questions

Are there real jobs in Delaware, Ohio, or is it just a commuter town?

Both, though Delaware is less of a pure commuter town than most of the outer ring. Grocery distribution and warehousing, industrial packaging, higher education, healthcare, and chemical and coatings manufacturing all have a presence in town, at the Kroger Great Lakes Distribution Center, Greif, Inc., Ohio Wesleyan University, OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital and PPG Industries. Plenty of residents still drive US-23 south for work. See what is open now on the Delaware job listings.

What is the commute like from Delaware into Columbus?

US-23 is the main north-south corridor and the one most people take heading south toward Polaris, Worthington, Westerville and Dublin. Traffic on 23 is the standing local complaint, so plan for it rather than hoping. US-42, SR-37 and SR-36 run east and west, and I-71 is reachable via SR-36 or SR-37 if your job is on that side. If the drive is your deciding factor, start with roles in Delaware itself and use job alerts to catch them early.

Where do I look for part-time or quick-start work around Delaware?

Start with the Delaware listings, then widen to the metro-wide pages: part-time jobs in Columbus, jobs hiring immediately and jobs paying 20 an hour. If the role sits south of Delaware you will be driving US-23, so weigh that traffic before you accept. For pay comparisons, check the salary pages. Hiring in Delaware yourself? You can post a job.