Lithopolis has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns. 421 jobs are based in Lithopolis; 1,021 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Lithopolis is better than 81% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lithopolis, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Lithopolis
67% of Lithopolis residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 31% of the jobs based in Lithopolis pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Lithopolis and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Lithopolis residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Lithopolis come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Lithopolis pay little
31% of the jobs based in Lithopolis pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 30% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Lithopolis workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Lithopolis
Household income holds Lithopolis’ grade up ($115,208, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lithopolis could be anywhere from B to A+.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lithopolis
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lithopolis, 2013 → 2023: 242 → 421. 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 Lithopolis’s own residents hold wherever they work.
38% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Lithopolis clocks in
38% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Lithopolis
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lithopolis workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 967 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.
Lithopolis by day and by night
On a workday 1,003 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 403 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Lithopolis on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
The distance from Lithopolis to work
About 15% 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.
Most trips from Lithopolis start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,157 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.0% of Lithopolis households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Lithopolis’ commuters take a bus or train.
Lithopolis next to U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000: 749th of 4,618 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 747 | La Selva Beach CA | 2,302 | $161K | 9.2% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| 748 | Lewiston NY | 2,492 | $74K | 5.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A− |
| 749 | Lithopolis OH | 2,969 | $115K | 7.5% | 4.3% | 2% | A− |
| 750 | Polk Township IN | 2,720 | $91K | 5.7% | 0.5% | 4% | A− |
| 751 | Reliez Valley CA | 3,173 | $250K | 5.3% | 6.9% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lithopolis, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Lithopolis: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Canal Winchester (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lithopolis workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithopolis | – | A− | B− | 29 min | $115,208 |
| Canal Winchester | 5% | A+ | B | 25 min | $131,209 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lithopolis’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 Lithopolis: questions
What is the median household income in Lithopolis?
$115,208 (±$11,437) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lithopolis?
7.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lithopolis?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lithopolis work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (38%, 15 mi), Canal Winchester (5%, 2 mi), Groveport (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lithopolis walkable?
Lithopolis is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lithopolis without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lithopolis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lithopolis
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.