Work & commute · Lynchburg

Work & commute in Lynchburg, MS

Most working residents leave Lynchburg for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Memphis (35%), Southaven (12%) and Olive Branch (9%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 1,125 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,123 Lynchburg residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lynchburg.

1,123live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

37work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lynchburg goes to work

Memphis, TN13.2 mi away

35%397

Southaven7.3 mi away

12%137

Olive Branch14.9 mi away

9%96

Hernando9.7 mi away

7%81

Horn Lake3.2 mi away

6%69

Tunica Resorts15.2 mi away

6%65

Collierville, TN24 mi away

2%20

Germantown, TN20.2 mi away

2%17

Walls3.9 mi away

1%14

West Memphis, AR14.5 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

19%217

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Lynchburg commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

21%

64%

11%

21%Under 10 mi

64%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lynchburg is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.03 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Lynchburg are

39 jobs are based in Lynchburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lynchburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lynchburg

39 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities72%

Services (health, schools, offices…)28%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Lynchburg residents hold

1,125 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities34%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−7%

Jobs based in Lynchburg, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 39. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.