Most of Lime Lake commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 6% of workers, the job is at home, next to 15% for New York as a whole. There are 34 jobs in Lime Lake, and 267 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lime Lake; the top destination outside it is Arcade (13%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lime Lake, in a few figures
The workday shuffle in and out of Lime Lake
On a workday 267 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Lime Lake on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where Lime Lake’s working residents head each day
Where Lime Lake clocks in
11% 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.
Jobs in Lime Lake: what the 34 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lime Lake, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 34. 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 Lime Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lime Lake, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lime Lake workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Lime Lake
About 17% 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.
The towns next door employ 11% of Lime Lake
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lime Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Lake | – | — | — | 29 min | $46,686 |
| Yorkshire | 11% | C− | C | 27 min | $48,097 |
| Farmersville | under 3% | D− | C+ | 25 min | $48,295 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Yorkshire. Darker towns draw more of Lime Lake’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 Lime Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Lime Lake?
$46,686 (±$6,373) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lime Lake?
26.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lime Lake?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lime Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Arcade (13%, 11 mi), Yorkshire (11%, 4 mi), Sardinia (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lime Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lime Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lime Lake
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.