Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Lynn Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 18 minutes each way, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26. Lynn Township has 18 jobs, and 254 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Lynn Township for work; outside it, Kenton is the main destination (11%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lynn Township: the figures worth knowing
Lynn Township is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Lynn Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lynn Township has about 340 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Lynn Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Ohio. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Ohio worker, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 28 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 254 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Lynn Township by day
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Lynn Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 18 minutes to work from Lynn Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynn Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 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.
The towns that employ Lynn Township’s residents
Where Lynn Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
In Lynn Township, 94% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynn Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 18. 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 Lynn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Lynn Township commutes
About 24% 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.
The towns around Lynn Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $56,607 |
| Cessna Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| McDonald Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Buck Township | under 2% | D | B | 22 min | $42,833 |
| Taylor Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cessna Township and Taylor Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. McDonald Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lynn 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 Lynn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lynn Township?
$56,607 (±$27,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynn Township?
14.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynn Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenton (11%, 5 mi), Bellefontaine (6%, 19 mi), Lima (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lynn Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lynn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynn 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.