Photo: R.P. Piper "[email protected]" · CC BY-SA 3.0At 1.7%, unemployment in Lebanon is lower than in 88% of U.S. towns
At 23 minutes each way, commutes from Lebanon run about the Ohio average. The two grades for Lebanon are A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in five stay in Lebanon for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (9%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Lebanon, in brief
Lebanon draws workers from far and wide
The 13,739 jobs in Lebanon are filled from a wide area. Lebanon’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Lebanon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lebanon is Cincinnati, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (896) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Lebanon’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lebanon is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #249 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lebanon could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Where Lebanon’s working residents head each day
Where Lebanon clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
Half of Lebanon commutes less than 15 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lebanon
On a workday 8,435 residents head out to work, 1,728 work right here, and 12,011 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Lebanon on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
What work there is in Lebanon: 13,739 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lebanon, 2014 → 2024: 11,075 → 13,739. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lebanon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lebanon’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lebanon workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,417 commuters (the 13% 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.
Driving is how Lebanon gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lebanon is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #485 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% 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 10,781 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 under 0.1 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). 4.0% of Lebanon households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lebanon’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 15,000 to 30,000, Lebanon ranks 595th of 1,847 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Genoa Township OH | 27,720 | $177K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 593 | Hudson MA | 20,341 | $103K | 5.3% | 4.8% | 13% | A− |
| 594 | Westport MA | 16,851 | $96K | 6.7% | 3.0% | 14% | A− |
| 595 | Lebanon OH | 22,110 | $84K | 8.7% | 1.7% | 17% | A− |
| 596 | Heber UT | 19,651 | $110K | 5.3% | 2.3% | 21% | A− |
| 597 | Burlington Township NJ | 24,893 | $104K | 7.6% | 4.3% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,847 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Lebanon, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Lebanon and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mason (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lebanon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | – | A− | B− | 23 min | $83,685 |
| Turtlecreek Township | under 2% | A | C− | 29 min | $108,309 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | D | 33 min | $103,205 |
| South Lebanon | under 2% | B | C− | 31 min | $104,511 |
| Mason | 6% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $125,401 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lebanon’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 2024, 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 Lebanon: questions
What is the median household income in Lebanon?
$83,685 (±$11,621) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lebanon?
8.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lebanon?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lebanon work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (9%, 25 mi), Mason (6%, 6 mi), West Chester Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lebanon walkable?
Lebanon is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lebanon 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 Lebanon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lebanon
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.