Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJobs, income and commuting in Yankee Lake, OH
Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. For 28% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio. Hardly any work in Yankee Lake itself; outside it, Youngstown draws the most (7%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Yankee Lake, and who commutes in
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Yankee Lake on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.71 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Yankee Lake to work: where people go
Where Yankee Lake clocks in
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 40% of the jobs in Yankee Lake
20 jobs are based in Yankee Lake.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yankee Lake, 2014 → 2024: 18 → 20. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Yankee Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Yankee Lake
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yankee Lake workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 28% 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.
How far Yankee Lake goes to work
About 32% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Yankee Lake and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yankee Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankee Lake | – | — | — | 26 min | $55,417 |
| Brookfield Township | 7% | C+ | C− | 19 min | $52,917 |
| Hartford Township | under 4% | B− | C+ | 33 min | $96,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Brookfield Township. Darker towns draw more of Yankee Lake’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 2024, 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 Yankee Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Yankee Lake?
$55,417 (±$53,402) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Yankee Lake?
0.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yankee Lake?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yankee Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Youngstown (7%, 12 mi), Brookfield Township (7%, 2 mi), Masury (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Yankee Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yankee Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yankee Lake
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.