Almon G. McCorkle House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLordstown draws 4,523 commuters a day, with 3.1 jobs for every working resident
About one in ten work in Lordstown itself; outside it, Youngstown draws the most (8%, 12 miles). Employers in Lordstown report 4,698 jobs, against 1,495 working residents. Lordstown grades B+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lordstown: the gist
Lordstown has far more jobs than workers
Lordstown has 4,698 jobs, 3.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 6,500 people are in town, 97% more than the 3,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Lordstown makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Lordstown are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lordstown residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lordstown than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lordstown fell from 7,458 in 2013 to 4,698 in 2023, −37%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Lordstown are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
The four measures behind Lordstown’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lordstown is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #416 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car holds Lordstown’s grade up (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($66,411, 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, Lordstown could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Lordstown
On a workday 1,320 residents head out to work and 175 work right here.
About 6,500 people are in Lordstown on a workday afternoon, 97% more 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.
A place that makes things: 48% of Lordstown’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lordstown, 2013 → 2023: 7,458 → 4,698. 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 Lordstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Lordstown
Where Lordstown clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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 24 minutes in Lordstown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lordstown workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,176 commuters (the 10% 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.
Lordstown’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Few in Lordstown walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lordstown is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns, #981 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Lordstown near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,302 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 Lordstown households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lordstown’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,435th of 4,593: where Lordstown ranks among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,433 | Carter Lake IA | 3,670 | $85K | 11.5% | 3.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,434 | Everson WA | 3,254 | $80K | 5.5% | 2.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,435 | Lordstown OH | 3,303 | $66K | 8.1% | 2.8% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,436 | Madison Township OH | 3,549 | $77K | 9.3% | 2.2% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,437 | Linden CA | 2,389 | $126K | 2.8% | 18.3% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Lordstown, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around Lordstown: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lordstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lordstown | – | B+ | D− | 24 min | $66,411 |
| Weathersfield Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 22 min | $51,927 |
| Newton Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 27 min | $62,327 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | C | C | 24 min | $47,174 |
| Jackson Township | 5% | C | C− | 28 min | $60,039 |
| Austintown Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 22 min | $56,628 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lordstown’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 Lordstown: questions
What is the median household income in Lordstown?
$66,411 (±$5,390) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lordstown?
8.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lordstown?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lordstown work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Youngstown (8%, 12 mi), Warren (7%, 5 mi), Jackson Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lordstown walkable?
Lordstown is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lordstown without a car?
0% 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 Lordstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lordstown
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.