Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of New Lyme Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
45 jobs are based in New Lyme Township, against 342 working residents. For jobs and income New Lyme Township is better than 20% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). Measured by household income, New Lyme Township is behind 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in New Lyme Township, in a few figures
New Lyme Township is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in New Lyme Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Lyme Township has about 730 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
New Lyme Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 342 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where New Lyme Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds New Lyme Township’s grade up (13.2%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($54,915, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (7.2%) is left out: New Lyme Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, New Lyme Township could be anywhere from D− to A−.
Who commutes out of New Lyme Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 340 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in New Lyme Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Commuting from New Lyme Township: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Lyme Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 482 commuters (the 8% 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.
6% of working residents work in Cleveland
Where New Lyme Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 56% of the jobs in New Lyme Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Lyme Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 45. 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 New Lyme Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from New Lyme Township
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.
For most of New Lyme Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Lyme Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place New Lyme Township 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 526 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). 2.5% of New Lyme Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New Lyme Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How New Lyme Township ranks: 2,136th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 35 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Granville South OH | 1,146 | $131K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,134 | Coulee Dam WA | 1,241 | $67K | 15.8% | 12.7% | 11% | C− |
| 2,135 | Winnebago MN | 1,383 | $60K | 11.1% | 7.3% | 16% | C− |
| 2,136 | New Lyme Township OH | 1,026 | $55K | 13.2% | 7.2% | 1% | C− |
| 2,137 | Concord VT | 1,159 | $73K | 13.2% | 1.7% | 7% | C− |
| 2,138 | St. Michaels AZ | 1,142 | $66K | 13.9% | 12.7% | 33% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 New Lyme Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Around New Lyme Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Lyme Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Lyme Township | – | C− | D− | 33 min | $54,915 |
| Lenox Township | under 3% | D | D− | 27 min | $49,474 |
| Cherry Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Rome Township | under 3% | C | D | 34 min | $80,714 |
| Colebrook Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 36 min | $60,455 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cherry Valley Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New 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 New Lyme Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Lyme Township?
$54,915 (±$41,213) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Lyme Township?
13.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Lyme Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Lyme Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cleveland (6%, 49 mi), Orwell Township (6%, 7 mi), Orwell (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Lyme Township walkable?
New Lyme Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Lyme Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Lyme Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New 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. 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.