North Lyndon Schoolhouse · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainLyndon has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Lyndon; the top destination outside it is Ellicottville (9%, 14 miles). Employers in Lyndon report 54 jobs for 253 working residents. Working residents average 36 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lyndon, in a few figures
Lyndon is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Lyndon, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lyndon has about 480 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Lyndon averages 36 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (25 to 31 minutes). Next door ↓
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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Lyndon
On a workday 249 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Lyndon on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Lyndon to work: where people go
Where Lyndon clocks in
9% 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.
Making and building: 72% of jobs based in Lyndon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyndon, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 54. 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 Lyndon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Lyndon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyndon workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far Lyndon goes to work
About 21% 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.
Around Lyndon: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyndon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon | – | — | — | 36 min | $68,173 |
| Farmersville | under 2% | D− | C+ | 25 min | $48,295 |
| New Hudson | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ischua | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Franklinville | 2% | D | C+ | 31 min | $64,231 |
Same-state neighbors only. New Hudson and Ischua: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Franklinville. Darker towns draw more of Lyndon’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 Lyndon: questions
What is the median household income in Lyndon?
$68,173 (±$16,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyndon?
35.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyndon?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyndon work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellicottville (9%, 14 mi), Olean (9%, 16 mi), Allegany (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lyndon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lyndon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyndon
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.