Photo: Paul J Everett · CC BY 2.0Households in Lebanon have lower incomes than those in 66% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Lebanon is better than 63% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). 7.9% of residents are in poverty; Indiana has 12.3%. About one in four stay in Lebanon for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (26%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lebanon and work: the main findings
Lebanon trades workers with the towns around it
Lebanon has about as many jobs (10,152) as working residents (8,480), but they are mostly different people: 6,412 residents leave for work each day while 8,084 people come in. Only 20% of the jobs in Lebanon are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Lebanon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lebanon is Indianapolis, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (2,193) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Lebanon
Job access by car holds Lebanon’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($65,154, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lebanon could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Lebanon on a workday afternoon
On a workday 6,412 residents head out to work, 2,068 work right here, and 8,084 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How far Lebanon goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Commuting out of Lebanon: the destinations
Where Lebanon clocks in
26% of workers
4% 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.
What the 10,152 jobs in Lebanon are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lebanon, 2014 → 2024: 8,338 → 10,152. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lebanon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lebanon’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lebanon workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,927 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
For most of Lebanon, work means a drive
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,103 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.7% of Lebanon households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lebanon’s commuters take a bus or train.
953rd of 1,822: where Lebanon ranks among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 35 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 64 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 76 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 951 | Wixom MI | 17,313 | $65K | 10.9% | 3.4% | 8% | B |
| 952 | Maple Shade Township NJ | 20,556 | $79K | 13.2% | 4.4% | 5% | B |
| 953 | Lebanon IN | 17,913 | $65K | 7.9% | 3.7% | 24% | B |
| 954 | Mashpee MA | 15,468 | $95K | 5.5% | 4.7% | 17% | B |
| 955 | Antwerp Township MI | 13,832 | $80K | 8.9% | 3.6% | 16% | B |
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| 1,822 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 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 Lebanon, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Lebanon and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Center Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lebanon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | – | B | C+ | 21 min | $65,154 |
| Zionsville | 3% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $172,024 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | D− | 25 min | — |
| Center Township | 4% | B | C+ | 23 min | $65,322 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | A | C− | 22 min | $121,533 |
| Whitestown | 4% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $123,643 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 2024, 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?
$65,154 (±$3,923) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lebanon?
7.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lebanon?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lebanon work?
24% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (26%, 24 mi), Carmel (4%, 17 mi), Center Township (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lebanon walkable?
Lebanon is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lebanon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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), 2024, 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.