Sandusky migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,602 people moved into the Sandusky metro and 4,590 moved out, a net of +12. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Ohio leads both directions, with 920 people in and 1,057 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 58% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +168 in 2020–21 to +12 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
112,777
▼ 0.5% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
120,645
6.5% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population shrank in 2025: domestic migration −156, births minus deaths −614, international migration +173.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 120,645 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 112,777 is 6.5% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$17M
▲ $182M arrived · $165M left
Avg household income · movers
$64k in · $54k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 19%
Sandusky wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Sandusky metro in 2022–23 reported $182M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $165M with them, a net gain of $17M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $64k of income, vs $54k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 19%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 58% of inbound and 58% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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