Whig Hill and Dependencies · Photo: Gilbert Ask, Photographer · Public domainHousehold incomes in Lysander top those of 82% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Lysander for work; outside it, Syracuse is the main destination (23%, 15 miles). 5.8% of residents are in poverty (New York 14.0%). Lysander grades A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lysander at work: what stands out
Commutes from Lysander are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Lysander has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lysander went from 4,210 in 2013 to 6,090 in 2023, +45%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Lysander
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lysander is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #156 of 758 in New York. Household income is its strongest input ($107,984, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lysander could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Lysander
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lysander workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,638 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.
65% of the jobs in Lysander pay over $3,333 a month
6,090 jobs are based in Lysander.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lysander, 2013 → 2023: 4,210 → 6,090. 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 Lysander’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Lysander by day
On a workday 9,008 residents head out to work, 1,190 work right here, and 4,900 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Lysander on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Out of Lysander to work: where people go
Where Lysander clocks in
23% of workers
7% 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.
Where in the region Lysander works
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 commute in Lysander is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lysander is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #616 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Lysander 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 11,556 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 22% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 14% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 4.3% of Lysander households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lysander’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,712 U.S. towns of 16,000 to 31,000, Lysander comes 579th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 577 | Munster IN | 23,504 | $110K | 6.0% | 5.5% | 16% | A− |
| 578 | Roscoe Township IL | 20,256 | $109K | 4.8% | 4.4% | 7% | A− |
| 579 | Lysander NY | 23,110 | $108K | 5.8% | 3.9% | 12% | A− |
| 580 | Monroe Township OH | 16,696 | $79K | 7.2% | 2.1% | 12% | A− |
| 581 | Scott Township PA | 16,838 | $89K | 7.4% | 3.6% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,712 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Lysander, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Lysander and its neighbors: 18% work next door
The biggest share goes to Clay (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lysander workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lysander | – | A− | C+ | 24 min | $107,984 |
| Van Buren | 3% | B+ | B | 25 min | $73,779 |
| Clay | 7% | B+ | B | 21 min | $90,707 |
| Schroeppel | under 2% | C+ | B | 23 min | $73,082 |
| Elbridge | under 2% | B | C+ | 25 min | $76,479 |
| Cato | under 2% | C+ | C | 23 min | $79,760 |
| Geddes | 2% | B+ | A− | 19 min | $76,839 |
| Salina | 6% | B− | A− | 18 min | $72,474 |
| Phoenix | under 2% | C | B+ | 21 min | $59,327 |
| Ira | under 2% | A− | B− | 30 min | $97,019 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lysander’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 Lysander: questions
What is the median household income in Lysander?
$107,984 (±$5,029) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lysander?
5.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lysander?
24 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 Lysander work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (23%, 15 mi), DeWitt (9%, 18 mi), Clay (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lysander walkable?
Lysander is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lysander without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 14% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lysander, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lysander
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.