Unemployment in Lexington (11.8%) is higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income B−: better than 54% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #174 of 285 in Washington.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns · #268 of 285 in Washington.
Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Washington 27, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Lexington; the top destination outside it is Longview (24%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Lexington
Lexington is a place people come home to
There are 144 jobs based in Lexington, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lexington has about 2,500 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lexington and Longview trade workers both ways
Longview is the top workplace for Lexington residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Lexington come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind Lexington’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lexington is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #174 of 285 in Washington. The poverty rate holds Lexington’s grade up (3.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (11.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lexington could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Lexington quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,992 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 123 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Lexington on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.07 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.
24% of working residents work in Longview
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Lexington clocks in
24% 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.
What the 144 jobs in Lexington are
144 jobs are based in Lexington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lexington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lexington, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 144. 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.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Washington
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lexington workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,683 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Lexington commutes less than 28 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 28% 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.
Most trips from Lexington start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lexington is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #268 of 285 in Washington. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.9% across Washington.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,869 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Lexington households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lexington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lexington is 1,955th of 4,000 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lexington, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Larch Way WA | 4,424 | $160K | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Clearview WA | 3,254 | $193K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 157 | Lake Holm WA | 3,555 | $177K | 1.1% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,953 | Deerfield Township MI | 5,802 | $72K | 8.9% | 2.0% | 5% | B− |
| 1,954 | Shaftsbury VT | 3,558 | $86K | 9.6% | 2.4% | 8% | B− |
| 1,955 | Lexington WA | 4,413 | $101K | 3.5% | 11.8% | 1% | B− |
| 1,956 | Kewaskum WI | 4,561 | $94K | 10.8% | 6.0% | 9% | B− |
| 1,957 | Liberty Township IN | 4,476 | $74K | 10.5% | 3.3% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | 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.
Lexington and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Lexington’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lexington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | – | B− | C− | 24 min | $101,389 |
| Beacon Hill | under 2% | C+ | C | 18 min | $86,806 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Lexington: questions
What is the median household income in Lexington?
$101,389 (±$23,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lexington?
3.5%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lexington?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lexington work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Longview (24%, 4 mi), Kelso (8%, 5 mi), Vancouver (7%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lexington walkable?
Lexington is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lexington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lexington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lexington
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.