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Jobs & commute in Lakeline

Lakeline has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

19% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%). 3 jobs are based in Lakeline, against 99 working residents. Hardly any work in Lakeline; the top destination outside it is Cleveland (17%, 17 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Lakeline, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

99live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday120
210live here− 99head out to work+ 3come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Lakeline on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Lakeline goes to work

LakelineTimberlakeMayfield Heights: 3 residents work here (3%)Lyndhurst: 2 residents work here (2%)Wickliffe: 2 residents work here (2%)Seven HillsHighland Heights: 2 residents work here (2%)Eastlake: 7 residents work here (7%)Willoughby: 5 residents work here (5%)Independence: 3 residents work here (3%)Euclid: 4 residents work here (4%)Mentor: 9 residents work here (9%)Cleveland: 17 residents work here (17%)ClevelandMentorEastlakeWilloughbyEuclidMayfield HeightsLakeline
1
Cleveland17.1 mi away
17%17
2
Mentor6.5 mi away
9%9
3
Eastlake1.8 mi away
7%7
4
Willoughby2.3 mi away
5%5
5
Euclid5.7 mi away
4%4
6
Mayfield Heights9.8 mi away
3%3
7
Independence21.4 mi away
3%3
8
Lyndhurst10.1 mi away
2%2
9
Wickliffe3.7 mi away
2%2
10
Highland Heights7.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%45
The top trips

Where Lakeline 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.

The jobs

67% of the jobs in Lakeline pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in LakelineJobs Lakeline residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%24%
Trade, transport & utilities33%18%
Services: health, schools, offices67%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%22%
Over $3,333 a month67%66%

Who does it

29 or younger0%23%
30 to 5467%46%
55 and older33%30%
−50%

Jobs based in Lakeline, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 3. 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 Lakeline’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Lakeline spends getting to work: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
183 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Lakeline24 min
Ohio23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
19%

of Lakeline workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Lakeline gets to work
82%Drive alone
15%Carpool
2%Other

Share of the 84 commuters (the 19% 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.

How far

The commute from Lakeline, by distance

10 mi25 mi30 miCleveland: 17% · 17.1 miMentor: 9% · 6.5 miEastlake: 7% · 1.8 miWilloughby: 5% · 2.3 miEuclid: 4% · 5.7 miMayfield Heights: 3% · 9.8 miIndependence: 3% · 21.4 miLyndhurst: 2% · 10.1 miWickliffe: 2% · 3.7 miHighland Heights: 2% · 7.5 miCleveland 17%Mentor 9%Eastlake 7%Willoughby 5%Euclid 4%Lakeline
LakelineTop destinations (size = commuters)
37%Under 10 mi37 residents
38%10–24 mi38 residents
11%25–50 mi11 residents
13%Over 50 mi13 residents

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.

Next door

Lakeline and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Eastlake (7%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Eastlake24 min
Lakeline24 min
Timberlake27 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLakeline workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lakeline–——24 min$72,083
Eastlake7%BB+24 min$62,072
Timberlakeunder 3%——27 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Timberlake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lakeline’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lakeline: questions

What is the median household income in Lakeline?

$72,083 (±$19,650) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lakeline?

5.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Lakeline?

24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Lakeline work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (17%, 17 mi), Mentor (9%, 6 mi), Eastlake (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Lakeline without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Lakeline, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Lakeline

Lakeline home →

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.