Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainLynn has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
There are 22,763 jobs in Lynn for 46,179 working residents. Jobs and income earn Lynn B; getting around on foot earns it A+. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 47.9 in Boston.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lynn
Lynn’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lynn is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #231 of 283 in Massachusetts. Job access by car holds Lynn’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lynn could be anywhere from B− to B+.
How long Lynn spends getting to work: 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 workers work from home, vs 19% across Massachusetts. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46,177 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Massachusetts: 75% drive alone, 8% 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 commute in and out of Lynn
On a workday 38,880 residents head out to work, 7,299 work right here, and 15,464 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81,000 people are in Lynn on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
19% of working residents work in Boston
Where Lynn clocks in
19% of workers
5% 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.
66% of the jobs in Lynn pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynn, 2013 → 2023: 21,943 → 22,763. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lynn
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Lynn
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lynn is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #23 of 283 in Massachusetts. Both inputs place Lynn 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 50,131 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, 72% 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). 17.2% of Lynn households have no vehicle (Massachusetts 11.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Lynn’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Lynn next to U.S. towns of 73,000 to 141,000: 238th of 409 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Newton MA | 90,741 | $190K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Somerville MA | 84,211 | $133K | 9.8% | 3.0% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Cambridge MA | 122,588 | $131K | 12.8% | 3.4% | 32% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 236 | Federal Way WA | 99,729 | $87K | 13.0% | 5.4% | 10% | B |
| 237 | Menifee CA | 118,592 | $93K | 9.5% | 6.5% | 8% | B |
| 238 | Lynn MA | 104,236 | $75K | 13.8% | 5.0% | 16% | B |
| 239 | North Port FL | 96,551 | $84K | 6.7% | 4.9% | 11% | B |
| 240 | Santa Barbara CA | 86,422 | $106K | 14.0% | 5.8% | 43% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 409 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Lynn, the top three, the last and three more from Massachusetts.
Lynn and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Peabody (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn | – | B | A+ | 32 min | $75,043 |
| Saugus | 2% | A | A | 30 min | $101,539 |
| Nahant | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 32 min | $112,762 |
| Lynnfield | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 32 min | $175,265 |
| Swampscott | under 2% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $134,386 |
| Peabody | 5% | A− | A− | 26 min | $96,657 |
| Revere | under 2% | B | A+ | 34 min | $86,969 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lynn’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: questions
What is the median household income in Lynn?
$75,043 (±$3,246) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,960 across Massachusetts and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynn?
13.8%, against 10.0% across Massachusetts and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynn?
32 minutes each way on average, against 29 across Massachusetts and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynn work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boston (19%, 10 mi), Peabody (5%, 4 mi), Salem (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lynn walkable?
Lynn is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.5 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lynn without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. 72% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lynn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynn
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.