Earning a living in Lyons Falls
3% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole. The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. Employers in Lyons Falls report 247 jobs; 156 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lyons Falls
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 235 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Lyons Falls on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
1.6 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.
The towns that send workers to Lyons Falls
Where Lyons Falls clocks in
Lines 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.
Factories, building and farms: 36% of the jobs in Lyons Falls
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyons Falls, 2013 → 2023: 279 → 247. 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 Lyons Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyons Falls workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 167 commuters (the 3% 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 many miles Lyons Falls commutes
About 32% 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 12% of Lyons Falls
The biggest share goes to West Turin (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyons Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Falls | – | — | — | 25 min | $59,000 |
| West Turin | 6% | C− | B | 23 min | $69,338 |
| Lyonsdale | 6% | C− | C | 24 min | $61,806 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lyons Falls’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 Lyons Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Lyons Falls?
$59,000 (±$17,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyons Falls?
10.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyons Falls?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyons Falls work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Turin (12%, 4 mi), Lowville (11%, 16 mi), Boonville (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lyons Falls without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lyons Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyons Falls
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.