Park Layne has lower unemployment (1.4%) than 91% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Park Layne; the top destination outside it is Dayton (10%, 11 miles). Jobs and income earn Park Layne B+; getting around on foot earns it C. Home is the office for 2% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Park Layne, in a few figures
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Park Layne
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Park Layne is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #339 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Park Layne’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (13.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Park Layne could be anywhere from B− to A.
Park Layne’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Park Layne workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,167 commuters (the 2% 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 daily commute in and out of Park Layne
On a workday 1,691 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 541 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Park Layne on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.34 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.
Where Park Layne goes to work
Where Park Layne clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
The 582 jobs based in Park Layne
582 jobs are based in Park Layne.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Park Layne, 2013 → 2023: 567 → 582. 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 Park Layne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Park Layne works
About 19% 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 Park Layne, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Park Layne is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #651 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Park Layne 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 2,214 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). 2.1% of Park Layne households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Park Layne’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,107th of 4,039: where Park Layne ranks among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 59 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 67 | Beechwood Trails OH | 3,133 | $111K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 91 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,105 | Cottage Grove WI | 3,677 | $87K | 3.0% | 5.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,106 | Maugansville MD | 3,624 | $79K | 9.0% | 1.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,107 | Park Layne OH | 4,301 | $83K | 13.3% | 1.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,108 | Ketchum ID | 3,643 | $93K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 37% | B+ |
| 1,109 | Smith Township IN | 5,290 | $82K | 3.8% | 4.2% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Park Layne, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Park Layne and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Park Layne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Layne | – | B+ | C | 19 min | $82,604 |
| Crystal Lakes | under 3% | C | B+ | 33 min | $62,583 |
| Bethel Township | under 3% | A | B− | 21 min | $109,849 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Park Layne’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 Park Layne: questions
What is the median household income in Park Layne?
$82,604 (±$22,893) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Park Layne?
13.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Park Layne?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Park Layne work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dayton (10%, 11 mi), Springfield (8%, 13 mi), Huber Heights (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Park Layne walkable?
Park Layne is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Park Layne 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 Park Layne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Park Layne
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.