Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Lakemore has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 64% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #445 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability C: more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns · #667 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are lower than in 74% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 21 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Lakemore; the top destination outside it is Akron (24%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Lakemore
Lakemore and Akron trade workers both ways
Akron is the top workplace for Lakemore residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Lakemore come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Lakemore
56% of Lakemore residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in Lakemore pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. 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.
What’s behind Lakemore’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lakemore is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #445 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Lakemore’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($59,758, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lakemore could be anywhere from C to A.
24% of working residents work in Akron
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Lakemore clocks in
24% of workers
7% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 643 jobs in Lakemore are
643 jobs are based in Lakemore. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lakemore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakemore, 2013 → 2023: 588 → 643. 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.
Lakemore quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,312 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 618 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Lakemore on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.48 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.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakemore workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,300 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Lakemore commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Lakemore start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lakemore is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #667 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,504 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.8% of Lakemore households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lakemore’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lakemore is 1,540th of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lakemore, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,538 | Wadsworth IL | 3,488 | $143K | 8.5% | 13.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,539 | Hope IN | 2,181 | $76K | 8.9% | 1.9% | 8% | B |
| 1,540 | Lakemore OH | 2,920 | $60K | 7.2% | 3.3% | 2% | B |
| 1,541 | Scott Township IL | 3,350 | $110K | 8.2% | 5.1% | 3% | B |
| 1,542 | Juniper Canyon OR | 2,666 | $85K | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
Lakemore and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Lakemore’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakemore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakemore | – | B | C | 21 min | $59,758 |
| Sawyerwood | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $51,731 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Lakemore: questions
What is the median household income in Lakemore?
$59,758 (±$12,094) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakemore?
7.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakemore?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakemore work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (24%, 6 mi), Cleveland (7%, 34 mi), Cuyahoga Falls (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lakemore walkable?
Lakemore is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lakemore without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lakemore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakemore
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.