Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Lyndhurst (2.0%) than in 85% of U.S. towns
Lyndhurst grades A for jobs and income and B for walkability. For 22% of workers, the job is at home (Ohio 13%). Only 4% work in Lyndhurst itself; outside it, Cleveland draws the most (29%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lyndhurst
The better-paid jobs are outside Lyndhurst
68% of Lyndhurst residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Lyndhurst pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Lyndhurst and Cleveland trade workers both ways
Cleveland is the top workplace for Lyndhurst residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Lyndhurst come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Lyndhurst works from home
22% of Lyndhurst workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. 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 Lyndhurst
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lyndhurst is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #97 of 992 in Ohio. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($91,238, U.S. $80,734). 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, Lyndhurst could be anywhere from A− to A+.
What the 4,421 jobs in Lyndhurst are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyndhurst, 2013 → 2023: 4,526 → 4,421. 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 Lyndhurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Lyndhurst to work: where people go
Where Lyndhurst clocks in
29% of workers
4% 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 22 minutes in Lyndhurst
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyndhurst workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,651 commuters (the 22% 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.
Who commutes out of Lyndhurst, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,586 residents head out to work, 275 work right here, and 4,146 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Lyndhurst on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How many miles Lyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lyndhurst is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns, #325 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 7,259 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 95% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 7.7% of Lyndhurst households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Lyndhurst’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Lyndhurst is 285th among 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 4 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 283 | Berthoud CO | 14,080 | $119K | 4.6% | 1.5% | 8% | A |
| 284 | Ringwood NJ | 11,853 | $152K | 2.5% | 4.8% | 7% | A |
| 285 | Lyndhurst OH | 13,522 | $91K | 4.7% | 2.0% | 4% | A |
| 286 | East Longmeadow MA | 16,581 | $107K | 3.8% | 2.9% | 14% | A |
| 287 | Wilbraham MA | 14,715 | $122K | 4.6% | 2.5% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | 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 Lyndhurst, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
12% of Lyndhurst works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyndhurst workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndhurst | – | A | B | 22 min | $91,238 |
| Mayfield Heights | 4% | B− | A | 22 min | $66,524 |
| South Euclid | 2% | B+ | A | 25 min | $81,297 |
| Highland Heights | 2% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $122,863 |
| Beachwood | 4% | A− | A | 18 min | $106,748 |
| Richmond Heights | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 27 min | $60,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mayfield Heights. Darker towns draw more of Lyndhurst’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 Lyndhurst: questions
What is the median household income in Lyndhurst?
$91,238 (±$6,487) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyndhurst?
4.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyndhurst?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyndhurst work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (29%, 10 mi), Beachwood (4%, 3 mi), Mayfield Heights (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lyndhurst walkable?
Lyndhurst is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lyndhurst without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lyndhurst, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyndhurst
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.