Photo: Octaviogonz · CC BY-SA 4.0At 9.8%, unemployment in Lynwood is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
4% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. The two grades for Lynwood are C+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 8.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 17.5 in Los Angeles.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lynwood, in a few figures
Lynwood and Los Angeles trade workers both ways
Los Angeles is the top workplace for Lynwood residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Lynwood come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Lynwood workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 17% across California. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
The four measures behind Lynwood’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lynwood is better than 41% of U.S. towns, #575 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Lynwood’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lynwood could be anywhere from C to B−.
24% of working residents work in Los Angeles
Where Lynwood clocks in
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.
The daily trip from Lynwood: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynwood workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26,301 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The daily flow of workers through Lynwood
On a workday 23,015 residents head out to work, 1,316 work right here, and 9,652 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50,000 people are in Lynwood on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.45 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Jobs in Lynwood: what the 10,968 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynwood, 2013 → 2023: 10,513 → 10,968. 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 Lynwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lynwood’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Lynwood, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lynwood is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #158 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 27,425 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 99% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 52% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 7.1% of Lynwood households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Lynwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lynwood is 567th of 719 U.S. towns of 44,000 to 86,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Cupertino CA | 58,333 | $235K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | South San Francisco CA | 64,941 | $137K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Dublin CA | 71,602 | $214K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 565 | Grand Junction CO | 71,827 | $70K | 11.8% | 4.8% | 67% | C+ |
| 566 | Florin CA | 50,211 | $71K | 15.7% | 7.5% | 7% | C+ |
| 567 | Lynwood CA | 63,512 | $75K | 18.0% | 9.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 568 | Albany OR | 56,894 | $78K | 13.5% | 5.8% | 28% | C+ |
| 569 | Great Falls MT | 60,208 | $63K | 14.5% | 3.7% | 69% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 719 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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 Lynwood, the top three, the last and three more from California.
28% of Lynwood works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Los Angeles (24%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynwood | – | C+ | A | 30 min | $74,844 |
| South Gate | 2% | B− | A | 33 min | $74,571 |
| Compton | 2% | C+ | A | 31 min | $78,465 |
| Paramount | under 2% | B | A | 28 min | $75,250 |
| East Rancho Dominguez | under 2% | B− | A | 32 min | $72,895 |
| Willowbrook | under 2% | C | A | 33 min | $62,582 |
| Los Angeles | 24% | B− | A+ | 31 min | $81,939 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lynwood’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 Lynwood: questions
What is the median household income in Lynwood?
$74,844 (±$5,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynwood?
18.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynwood?
30 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynwood work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (24%, 14 mi), Long Beach (4%, 10 mi), Carson (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lynwood walkable?
Lynwood is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lynwood without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 52% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lynwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynwood
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.