With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Lake Lorelei works elsewhere
There are 18 jobs in Lake Lorelei, against 492 working residents. Jobs and income earn Lake Lorelei A−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Measured by household income, Lake Lorelei is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lake Lorelei, in a few figures
Lake Lorelei is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Lake Lorelei, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Lorelei has about 1,300 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lake Lorelei workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 492 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Lake Lorelei’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Lake Lorelei is better than 83% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Lake Lorelei’s grade up (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Lake Lorelei’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lake Lorelei could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Lake Lorelei
On a workday 490 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Lake Lorelei on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Commuting from Lake Lorelei: about 37 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Lorelei workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 835 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% 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.
7% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Lake Lorelei clocks in
7% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Most jobs in Lake Lorelei are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Lorelei, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 18. 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 Lake Lorelei’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Lake Lorelei
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 Lake Lorelei, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lake Lorelei is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lake Lorelei 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 951 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). 1.6% of Lake Lorelei households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lake Lorelei’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lake Lorelei is 587th of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 585 | Sharon Township MI | 1,774 | $106K | 5.1% | 1.1% | 2% | A− |
| 586 | West Cornwall Township PA | 2,072 | $85K | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4% | A− |
| 587 | Lake Lorelei OH | 1,746 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A− |
| 588 | Washington Township IN | 1,288 | $107K | 3.7% | 4.7% | <1% | A− |
| 589 | Whately MA | 1,622 | $117K | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Lake Lorelei, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
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 Lake Lorelei: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Lorelei?
$114,201 (±$16,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Lorelei?
3.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Lorelei?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Lorelei work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (7%, 29 mi), Blue Ash (4%, 23 mi), Wilmington (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lake Lorelei walkable?
Lake Lorelei is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lake Lorelei without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Lorelei, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Lorelei
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.