With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lykens Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Lykens Township for work; outside it, Bucyrus is the main destination (14%, 10 miles). There are 29 jobs in Lykens Township for 246 working residents. At home: 2% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lykens Township in brief
Lykens Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Lykens Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lykens Township has about 410 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Lykens Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lykens Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 245 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Lykens Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lykens Township
About 32% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Lykens Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lykens Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 369 commuters (the 2% 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.
The places Lykens Township commutes to
Where Lykens Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 90% of work in Lykens Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lykens Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 29. 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 Lykens Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lykens Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Holmes Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lykens Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lykens Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $125,625 |
| Texas Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Chatfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Holmes Township | 4% | B− | D | 22 min | $70,768 |
| Bloom Township | under 3% | C | D | 28 min | $78,226 |
Same-state neighbors only. Texas Township and Chatfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lykens 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 Lykens Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lykens Township?
$125,625 (±$91,014) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lykens Township?
2.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lykens Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lykens Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bucyrus (14%, 10 mi), Columbus (9%, 66 mi), Upper Sandusky (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lykens Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lykens Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lykens 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.