Most of Lake Seneca commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
There are 8 jobs in Lake Seneca, and 270 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Lake Seneca for work; outside it, Bryan is the main destination (14%, 15 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way; Ohio averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Lake Seneca apart on work
Lake Seneca is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Lake Seneca, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Seneca has about 270 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lake Seneca workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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 270 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Lake Seneca, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 270 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Lake Seneca on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
Lake Seneca’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Seneca workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 9% 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.
The towns that employ Lake Seneca’s residents
Where Lake Seneca clocks in
14% 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.
The kinds of work in Lake Seneca
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Seneca, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 8. 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 Seneca’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Lake Seneca, by distance
About 23% 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.
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 Seneca: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Seneca?
$86,202 (±$8,794) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Seneca?
6.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Seneca?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Seneca work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bryan (14%, 15 mi), Pioneer (10%, 5 mi), Montpelier (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Seneca without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Seneca, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Seneca
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.