John Wright Mansion · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Lyme Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 9% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. 100 jobs are based in Lyme Township for 397 working residents. The average commute takes 34 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lyme Township: the figures worth knowing
Lyme Township and Bellevue trade workers both ways
Bellevue is the top workplace for Lyme Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Lyme Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lyme Township is a place people come home to
There are 100 jobs based in Lyme Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lyme Township has about 560 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lyme Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 22 minutes). 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 397 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
15% of working residents work in Bellevue
Where Lyme Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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.
How a workday changes Lyme Township
On a workday 396 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 99 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Lyme 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.
About 34 minutes each way for Lyme Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyme Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 434 commuters (the 9% 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.
What work there is in Lyme Township: 100 jobs
100 jobs are based in Lyme Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyme Township, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 100. 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 Lyme Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Lyme Township commutes
About 21% 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.
Work next door: 15% of Lyme Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyme Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $103,750 |
| Bellevue | 15% | C− | C+ | 20 min | $53,875 |
| Ridgefield Township | under 2% | B− | D | 20 min | $70,199 |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Groton Township | under 2% | A− | C | 18 min | $93,843 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bellevue. Darker towns draw more of Lyme 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 Lyme Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lyme Township?
$103,750 (±$24,447) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyme Township?
3.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyme Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyme Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellevue (15%, 4 mi), Norwalk (11%, 9 mi), Monroeville (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lyme 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 Lyme Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyme 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.