Photo: Korossyl · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Lebanon works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. There are 1,190 jobs in Lebanon, and 2,945 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Lebanon are A for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lebanon, in brief
What’s behind Lebanon’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lebanon is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #41 of 155 in Connecticut. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lebanon could be anywhere from B to A+.
43% of the jobs in Lebanon make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lebanon, 2013 → 2023: 1,396 → 1,190. 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 Lebanon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Lebanon, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,698 residents head out to work, 247 work right here, and 943 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Lebanon on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Windham
Where Lebanon clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
How long Lebanon spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lebanon workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,903 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Connecticut: 82% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lebanon
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.
Driving is how Lebanon gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lebanon is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #155 of 155 in Connecticut. Both inputs place Lebanon near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,653 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.0% of Lebanon households have no vehicle (Connecticut 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lebanon’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,600, Lebanon ranks 466th of 3,164 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 32 | Bethany CT | 5,339 | $166K | 2.3% | 1.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | East Granby CT | 5,432 | $121K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 298 | Durham CT | 7,209 | $159K | 3.4% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 464 | Fort Belvoir VA | 8,449 | $104K | 2.9% | 4.5% | 3% | A |
| 465 | Willow Springs IL | 5,788 | $104K | 4.1% | 4.6% | 2% | A |
| 466 | Lebanon CT | 7,142 | $109K | 4.1% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| 467 | Paxton MA | 5,046 | $134K | 1.4% | 4.0% | 4% | A |
| 468 | Bow NH | 8,415 | $173K | 2.7% | 3.7% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,164 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Lebanon, the top three, the last and three more from Connecticut.
The towns next door employ 13% of Lebanon
The biggest share goes to Windham (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lebanon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | – | A | D | 31 min | $109,135 |
| Columbia | under 2% | B+ | C− | 32 min | $127,000 |
| Colchester | 4% | A+ | C | 30 min | $122,390 |
| Bozrah | under 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $108,516 |
| Windham | 9% | C− | A | 24 min | $55,736 |
| South Windham | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Franklin | under 2% | B | B− | 27 min | $105,000 |
| Willimantic | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hebron | under 2% | A | C+ | 33 min | $142,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. South Windham and Willimantic: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lebanon’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 Lebanon: questions
What is the median household income in Lebanon?
$109,135 (±$19,475) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lebanon?
4.1%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lebanon?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lebanon work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Windham (9%, 7 mi), Norwich (6%, 10 mi), Groton (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lebanon walkable?
Lebanon is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lebanon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lebanon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lebanon
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.