Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0A job hub: North Lima has 2.2 jobs per working resident, and 1,186 people come in to work
1,197 jobs are based in North Lima, against 539 working residents. The two grades for North Lima are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: North Lima in brief
North Lima is where the jobs are
North Lima has 1,197 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,900 people are in town, 54% more than the 1,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
North Lima and Boardman Township trade workers both ways
Boardman Township is the top workplace for North Lima residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in North Lima come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
North Lima makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in North Lima are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs North Lima residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
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 539 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why North Lima gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, North Lima is better than 78% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($102,759, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 60% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (5.6%) is left out: North Lima’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, North Lima could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
How a workday changes North Lima
On a workday 528 residents head out to work and 11 work right here.
About 1,900 people are in North Lima on a workday afternoon, 54% more 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.
Where North Lima’s workers come from
Where North Lima clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 42% of jobs based in North Lima
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Lima, 2013 → 2023: 1,324 → 1,197. 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 North Lima’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from North Lima takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Lima workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 526 commuters (the 7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from North Lima
About 20% 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.
In North Lima, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Lima is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 563 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). 7.1% of North Lima households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Lima’s commuters take a bus or train.
How North Lima ranks: 474th of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | 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+ |
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| 41 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 472 | Maria Stein OH | 1,305 | $94K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7% | A− |
| 473 | Blowing Rock NC | 1,324 | $121K | 2.4% | 0.4% | 15% | A− |
| 474 | North Lima OH | 1,208 | $103K | 7.0% | 5.6% | 2% | A− |
| 475 | Mustang Ridge TX | 1,025 | $86K | 8.1% | 3.5% | 1% | A− |
| 476 | Massie Township OH | 1,260 | $83K | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | 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 North Lima, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
North Lima and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Woodworth (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Lima workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lima | – | A− | C | 23 min | $102,759 |
| Woodworth | 3% | B− | B− | 18 min | $60,417 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | B− | C | 27 min | $62,348 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Lima’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 North Lima: questions
What is the median household income in North Lima?
$102,759 (±$36,700) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Lima?
7.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Lima?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Lima work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boardman Township (15%, 5 mi), Youngstown (8%, 10 mi), Columbiana (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Lima walkable?
North Lima is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Lima without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Lima, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Lima
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.