Work, pay and getting to work in Lynn Township
The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Lynn Township; the top destination outside it is Evansville (25%, 22 miles). 567 jobs are based in Lynn Township; 337 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lynn Township and work: the main findings
Lynn Township makes and builds things
84% of the jobs based in Lynn Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lynn Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
Lynn Township is where the jobs are
Lynn Township has 567 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Lynn Township and Evansville trade workers both ways
Evansville is the top workplace for Lynn Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Lynn Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 337 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A place that makes things: 84% of Lynn Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynn Township, 2013 → 2023: 199 → 567. 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 Lynn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Lynn Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 330 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 560 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Lynn Township on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Lynn Township, and from where
Where Lynn Township clocks in
25% of workers
9% 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 trip to work from Lynn Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynn Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 commuters (the 6% 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.
Half of Lynn Township commutes less than 19 miles
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
11% of Lynn Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $89,185 |
| Black Township | 11% | B− | B | 19 min | $71,183 |
| Robinson Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 26 min | $98,135 |
| Center Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 30 min | $86,974 |
| Harmony Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 25 min | $64,271 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Black Township. Darker towns draw more of Lynn Township’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 Lynn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lynn Township?
$89,185 (±$19,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynn Township?
6.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynn Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynn Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (25%, 22 mi), Black Township (11%, 7 mi), Mount Vernon (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lynn Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lynn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynn Township
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.