Unemployment in Lynchburg (10.2%) is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
The average commute, 25 minutes each way, matches the Mississippi norm. For jobs and income Lynchburg is better than 58% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−). Hardly any work in Lynchburg; the top destination outside it is Memphis (35%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lynchburg at work: what stands out
Many Lynchburg workers cross into Tennessee
51% of Lynchburg workers work outside Mississippi, most of them in Tennessee, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Lynchburg is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Lynchburg, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lynchburg has about 1,100 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Lynchburg works in Memphis
397 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Memphis, TN, 13 miles away. That’s far more as work in Lynchburg itself. 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.
What’s behind Lynchburg’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Lynchburg’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lynchburg could be anywhere from C− to A+.
Where people from Lynchburg work
Where Lynchburg clocks in
35% of workers
12% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Lynchburg
On a workday 1,123 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Lynchburg on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.03 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.
Inside Lynchburg’s 39 jobs
39 jobs are based in Lynchburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynchburg, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 39. 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 Lynchburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Lynchburg: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynchburg workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,117 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% 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.
The distance from Lynchburg to work
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 Lynchburg, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,135 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). 6.1% of Lynchburg households have no vehicle (Mississippi 6.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lynchburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lynchburg next to U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900: 1,823rd of 5,404 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,749 | Guntown MS | 2,616 | $96K | 9.8% | 3.4% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,821 | Bronson Township OH | 1,967 | $69K | 0.3% | 7.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,822 | Clark Township OH | 1,998 | $98K | 8.0% | 3.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,823 | Lynchburg MS | 2,161 | $89K | 7.1% | 10.2% | <1% | B |
| 1,824 | Delaware City DE | 1,939 | $85K | 6.4% | 7.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,825 | Jesup IA | 2,557 | $89K | 7.0% | 5.2% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,835 | DeLisle MS | 1,906 | $72K | 7.2% | 3.9% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,874 | Sumrall MS | 2,299 | $70K | 4.4% | 6.9% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Lynchburg, the top three, the last and three more from Mississippi.
Work in the towns next to Lynchburg
The biggest share goes to Horn Lake (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Lynchburg’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 Lynchburg: questions
What is the median household income in Lynchburg?
$88,750 (±$59,818) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynchburg?
7.1%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynchburg?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynchburg work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Memphis (35%, 13 mi), Southaven (12%, 7 mi), Olive Branch (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lynchburg walkable?
Lynchburg is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lynchburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lynchburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynchburg
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.