Earning a living in Lyle
Lyle has 131 jobs, and 156 of its residents work somewhere. 68% of workers work from home; Washington has 20%. Only 4% work in Lyle; the top destination outside it is The Dalles (13%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Lyle on a workday
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Lyle on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Lyle commutes to
Where Lyle clocks in
13% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lyle
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyle, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 131. 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 Lyle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lyle
of Lyle workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 commuters (the 68% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% 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 it is to work from Lyle
About 48% 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.
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 Lyle: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lyle?
61.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lyle work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are The Dalles (13%, 9 mi), Portland (6%, 67 mi), Hood River (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lyle 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 Lyle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyle
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.