Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLemon Township has higher household incomes than 78% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Lemon Township A−; getting around on foot earns it B−. 7.9% of residents are in poverty (Ohio 13.3%). Only 8% work in Lemon Township itself; outside it, Monroe draws the most (8%, 2 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 Lemon Township
Lemon Township trades workers with the towns around it
Lemon Township has about as many jobs (8,227) as working residents (7,543), but they are mostly different people: 6,948 residents leave for work each day while 7,632 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Lemon Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
48% of the jobs in Lemon Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Lemon Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Monroe, gets only 8% of working residents, and 50% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Lemon Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Lemon Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,227 jobs in Lemon Township are filled from a wide area. Lemon Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Lemon Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lemon Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #257 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lemon Township could be anywhere from B to A.
In and out of Lemon Township on a workday
On a workday 6,948 residents head out to work, 595 work right here, and 7,632 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Lemon Township’s 8,227 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lemon Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,815 → 8,227. 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 Lemon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Lemon Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lemon Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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 daily trip from Lemon Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lemon Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,558 commuters (the 16% 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 many miles Lemon Township commutes
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 Lemon Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lemon Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #417 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% 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 8,973 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 6% 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). 3.7% of Lemon Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Lemon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lemon Township ranks: 674th of 2,103 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 672 | Lincolnia VA | 20,320 | $122K | 7.7% | 5.4% | 3% | A− |
| 673 | Grain Valley MO | 16,908 | $90K | 9.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| 674 | Lemon Township OH | 17,447 | $102K | 7.9% | 3.5% | 8% | A− |
| 675 | Stoughton WI | 13,256 | $80K | 7.1% | 1.9% | 14% | A− |
| 676 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill WA | 23,047 | $185K | 5.7% | 5.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Lemon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 18% of Lemon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lemon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Township | – | A− | B− | 24 min | $101,942 |
| Middletown | 7% | C | A− | 24 min | $57,102 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 24 min | $82,216 |
| Monroe | 8% | A | C+ | 23 min | $105,250 |
| Liberty Township | 3% | A+ | C | 25 min | $147,886 |
| Turtlecreek Township | under 3% | A | C− | 29 min | $108,309 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monroe. Darker towns draw more of Lemon Township’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 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 Lemon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lemon Township?
$101,942 (±$8,281) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lemon Township?
7.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lemon Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lemon Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (8%, 2 mi), Cincinnati (8%, 22 mi), West Chester Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lemon Township walkable?
Lemon Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lemon Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 6% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lemon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lemon Township
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.