Work & commute · Lawrence

Work & commute in Lawrence, OH

Most working residents leave Lawrence for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (10%), Canal Fulton (8%) and Akron (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

606 of 5,641 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,035 Lawrence residents head out of town to work, 606 work right here, and 2,232 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lawrence.

5,035live here, work elsewhere

606live and work here

2,232work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lawrence goes to work

Jackson6.3 mi away

10%572

Canal Fulton1.8 mi away

8%469

Akron15.3 mi away

8%459

Canton12.8 mi away

8%448

Massillon6.9 mi away

6%338

Green8.9 mi away

4%222

Barberton9.7 mi away

3%145

Orrville9.4 mi away

2%129

Lawrence (in town)right here

2%125

North Canton10.6 mi away

2%122

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%2,612

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

How far

How far Lawrence commutes

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

42%

35%

11%

42%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lawrence is a commuter town

0.50jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lawrence are

2,838 jobs are based in Lawrence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lawrence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lawrence

2,838 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Lawrence residents hold

5,641 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month60%

−2%

Jobs based in Lawrence, 2013 → 2023: 2,899 → 2,838. 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.